Young Woman Electrocuted To Death Whilst Bathing

In a heartbreaking incident, a 21-year-old woman from Kwekwe was allegedly electrocuted to death while bathing at her parents’ house in Mbizo, Kwekwe.

Midlands provincial police spokesman Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the development to The Chronicle.

He said:

“Police in Midlands Province are investigating a case of sudden death by electrocution where a 21-year-old woman died after being electrocuted in a bathroom in Mbizo, Kwekwe on Saturday.” ‌

It is alleged that the deceased, Tinashe Nyika, entered the bathroom intending to take a bath and was electrocuted after she touched the water tape.Insp Mahoko revealed that Tinashe allegedly screamed for help and was attended by her father Joshua Nyika who found her lying unconscious.

He said Nyika ferried his daughter to Kwekwe Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.‌

In an almost similar case, iHarare reported that a newly-wed couple from South Africa was electrocuted to death just a day after they returned from their honeymoon.

The Johannesburg couple, Zaheer Sarang and Nabeelah Khan were found dead in their Crosby home.Khan (24) was allegedly electrocuted after touching a tap while she was in the shower and Sarang was electrocuted when he tried to save her.‌‌