He tried to rob a house and died electrocuted in Corrientes: they had connected wiring to protect themselves from thieves

A thief died electrocuted in May Sun, Currents, when trying to rob a home. The homeowner had connected 220-volt electrical wiring as a safety measure.

The incident occurred on February 26, around 7:30 p.m. at the back of a property located on the street Mercedes Department at 300where police officers from the Eleventh Urban Police Station went, when they were alerted by the presence of the body of a boy, identified as Rodrigo Barriosas he could know Infobae.

According to what this media learned, the man tried to enter the house and that was when, when he touched the metal fence through which he wanted to enter, he received a lethal electric shock which caused his death instantly.

Meanwhile, the local media News Data, He explained that the young man was a criminal who had tried to enter the same home on several occasions. He had even already carried out robberies there. The owners are two older adults who, tired of this situation, decided to set a trap: windows and bars wired with high voltage.

The decision is also due to the fact that the 87-year-old woman who lives there was hospitalized and her husband is in charge of taking care of her, so the house was uninhabited and could be an easy target for criminals.

That day it was raining Currents. The boy arrived at the house with his brother. Both with their faces covered to avoid being recognized. It only took a single contact with the grille of the rear gate of the house for him to receive a strong electric shock that would leave him stuck and without vital signs. The owners had connected a cable from the house’s electrical supply to the metal door and upon making contact, the young man received an electric shock. 220 volts.

The one who alerted him to the situation was his accomplice, his brother, who had accompanied him and heard the lethal scream, which made him think that something was not right. In this context, he climbed the wall of the neighboring house and could see Barrios’ lifeless body, hanging from the grating.

Hours later the police and forensic experts arrived to collect the body and verify what had happened. Immediately, they noticed the wiring on the fence and realized that this would have caused the death of the young man, so they are now analyzing whether there will be criminal charges against the owners of the property.

Even to remove the body, they were forced to cut off the power supply, so as not to end up electrocuted, according to the information that local radio Exitosa was able to access.

As for the deceased, it was known that not long ago, he was classified as a great football promise in the Mandiyú Athletic Club, but the future of his career was interrupted when drugs entered his life and destroyed it. As commented to News Datathose who knew him mentioned that “He stole to pay for his vices.””.

An event with similar characteristics occurred in the Corrientes neighborhood Fray José de la Quintanaon August 23, after a 17-year-old boy died from electrocution while trying steal cables from a transformer.

The young man showed up around 7:00 in a house located on the street Vallejos a few meters from the school 956with a chainsaw, a tool he used to cut the cables.

According to what the local media reported at that time Radio Twopolice officers were present at the scene to remove the body and verify the situation, and personnel from the Corrientes Provincial Energy Directorate to repair the damaged cable.