- The unfortunate incident has thrown the parents of the late kids into the abyss of sorrow and despair, with the mother currently battling for her life at the hospital
- The kids were reportedly electrocuted while trying to switch on the television after returning from school
Two children, a girl aged ten and a boy aged seven, have died from electrocution in in the Mushin area of Lagos State.
The kids were reportedly electrocuted while trying to switch on the television after returning from school.
The mother of the deceased also lost consciousness after the news of her children’s death got to her.
The unfortunate incident has thrown the parents of the late kids into the abyss of sorrow and despair, with the mother fainting and currently battling for her life at the hospital, sources said
A resident of the area named Toyosi disclosed that the mother of the children was in a vegetative state at the hospital.
“I heard that it was after school on Thursday, the girl was trying to turn on the TV from the socket when she got electrocuted. Without even knowing what had happened to his older sister, the younger boy went to touch her, he too got electrocuted.
“They stayed at that spot until the light was taken and then they fell. I heard the woman is still at the hospital. She has yet to recover from the shock. We heard that when people went to visit her, she couldn’t talk, she couldn’t cry, she just sat at a spot, looking.” the punch quoted her as saying.
Another resident of the area, who didn’t give her name, disclosed that the mother of the children had a third child she was breastfeeding when the two older ones passed on
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