Cable thief gets a shock of his life

A man was killed instantly when he attempted to steal electric cables in Robertsham.

Man hanging in one of the pyllons in Harry Street, Robertsham. *Photo sent by a resident.

ROBERTSHAM – Cable thief in Harry Street, Robertsham was electrocuted this morning around 04:00 when he tried to steal live electric cables.

He was stuck between the cables as he got burnt. “The fire brigade team is struggling to put the body down as he is stuck there,” said one of the eyewitnesses.

Byron Vanrensburg wrote of the COURIER facebook page, “Cable thief hangs from lamppost in Harry Street trying to steal cables. Instant death.”

Cable theft is rife in the South, almost now and then; thieves steal cables and inconvenienced other residents.

City of Johannesburg Emergency Service finally managed to put him down.

Update will follow.