UK - A man was killed trying to steal a copper cable which was carrying 11,000 volts, an inquest heard today.
Kirk John Thompson was electrocuted at the derelict Panteg steelworks, in Pontypool, South Wales, when his bolt croppers pierced the plastic coating of a cable still connected to the National Grid.
The body of the 43-year-old from the Bettws area of Newport, south Wales, was discovered outside the perimeter fence of the steelworks at around 10am on April 12 of this year.
Two men who were later arrested, told police they went to the site in the early hours of the morning with Mr Thompson to steal copper. They said they carried him from the scene of his death and abandoned him when they thought someone had seen them. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Catherines Plus Sizes
Kirk John Thompson was electrocuted at the derelict Panteg steelworks, in Pontypool, South Wales, when his bolt croppers pierced the plastic coating of a cable still connected to the National Grid.
The body of the 43-year-old from the Bettws area of Newport, south Wales, was discovered outside the perimeter fence of the steelworks at around 10am on April 12 of this year.
Two men who were later arrested, told police they went to the site in the early hours of the morning with Mr Thompson to steal copper. They said they carried him from the scene of his death and abandoned him when they thought someone had seen them. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Catherines Plus Sizes
