BOY ELECTROCUTED
(Bv Telegraph -Press A«-"w|ation.t ' y AUCKLAND, June 21. A boy was electrocuted when he ed some live wires in a shed at Mt. Albeit last night. T h e bo y. L iouel Eric Paul, aged 14, son ot Mr. H. G. Paul, 9- As quith Avenue, was in company tilth ms brother and another boy returning horses to tho shed, which was the headquarteis of a riding school. He tvent into the shed to turn on the lights, the other boss waiting outside. When no light appealed, they entered the shed mid saw him lying on the floor, ff'bey investigated, ant found that he was dead. Artificial respiration was without mail, and a subsequent investigation revealed some exposed wires above the light switch. It is believed that the boy was electrocuted through touching them.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 227, 22 June 1944, Page 3
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137BOY ELECTROCUTED Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 227, 22 June 1944, Page 3
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