On Monday, September 26, 2022, Emmanuel Senyo, a cabbage farmer has met his untimely death after being electrocuted.

The 43-year-old man who resides in Ashanti Region's Oforikrom Municipality, at Boadi  is said to have coming into contact with a live wire while traveling to the farm.

In an interview with OTEC News, the assembly member for Appiadu, Emana, and Kokoben Electoral Area, Hon. Kenneth Owusu Bediako, the victim passed away instantly after touching the exposed.

"He was on his way to the farm when he saw the naked wire in the middle of the road, the wire had fallen from a high tension in the area, he tried to pull the cable away from the road not knowing it was still holding power."

"We suspect the wire to have fallen during the torrential rainfall in the area," he added.

"He was burnt to death, one of his hands was mutilated in the process with parts of his body almost turning to ashes," said the assembly man.

The deceased left two wives and five children behind.

His body has been conveyed to the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital by police in the area.