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Joburg couple ‘electrocuted’ after returning home from honeymoon

Illegal connections in area blamed as City Power launches investigation

Iavan Pijoos Journalist
It is suspected the couple were electrocuted after turning on the shower. Stock photo.
It is suspected the couple were electrocuted after turning on the shower. Stock photo.
Image: 123RF/Jevgenij Avin

The bodies of a newlywed Johannesburg couple, who had just returned home from  honeymoon, were found at their Crosby home at the weekend.

Gauteng police confirmed that the bodies of Zaheer Sarang and Nabeelah Khan were found on Sunday afternoon.

Spokesperson Capt Mavela Masondo said they were found in the shower.

“It is suspected that the couple were electrocuted. Police are still waiting for the post-mortem results that will confirm the cause of death.”

It was alleged that 24-year-old Khan was electrocuted after touching a tap in the shower and her husband was electrocuted when he tried to help her.

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Community activist Aziz Ally said power outages and illegal connections in the area were a big problem, saying that illegal connections were put up in “broad daylight”.

“The problem is that there are many other residents from Homestead Park, Mayfair South that are also experiencing this shocking when they touch the taps at their house.

“It does seem to be a bigger problem in terms of what is going on.”

City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said CEO Mongezi Ntsokolo had launched an urgent investigation into the incident.

“From Monday morning a team has been busy with a preliminary investigation to establish the facts, and we will provide the details later.

“While we are busy with investigations, we urge the residents to desist from tampering with electricity infrastructure, vandalism and illegal connections which may lead to the circuit malfunctioning,” said Mangena.

Resident Hassan Abdullahi Aalim said he had attended the same mosque as Sarang and his father. “We would meet at the mosque when we went for prayer. The family is reserved and respectful. It is a sad tragedy.”

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