Two-year-old dies after electrocution in neighbour's bedroom

A two-year-old boy was electrocuted to death in a neighbour’s house at Chemosoren village, Bomet County.

Bomet County Police Commander Edward Imbwaga said the child had accompanied his mother, who works as a househelp, to the residence.

According to a police report, the boy wandered into the bedroom while his mother was engaged in household chores. He is reported to have inserted a pair of scissors into a power extension cable that was plugged into a wall socket.

The child’s body was discovered lying on the floor, still clutching the scissors in his right hand, which remained attached to the socket.

The mother, Mercy Chebet, said she did not notice her son enter the room as she was occupied with other duties.

Police officers, with the assistance of Kenya Power technicians, processed the scene before the body was moved to Kapkatet mortuary.