Vandals Electrocute Briton Using Toilet
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RYDE, England — A Briton was electrocuted after using a toilet where vandals had electrified a stainless-steel cubicle by wiring it to the overhead light, police said Monday.
Glen Pelmear, 33, collapsed and died after touching a “live” partition wall Saturday. Emergency services could not approach him until the main supply to the public toilets at Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, was switched off.
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