Thief Died by Electrocution After Stealing Electrical Cables Near Hospital

**kellyhound** · #1 ● 07-13-2021, 07:11 AM

A Hospital in Cali, Colombia has been the target of criminals in recent days, thieves who vandalized the place and stealing and also armed people who have intimidated medical personnel.

The Hospital manager denounced the recent events that put the medical mission at risk and called on the community to respect this “space created to provide a service and protect the lives of those who are making use of the themselves ”.

“Today again the hospital has been victimized, for being attacked by criminals who in an effort to steal electrical cables generated a fire and have generated a deceased person, of the thieves.

The Hospital was without power. The water meter have also been stolen; We do not have water, "said the official. These attacks have been frequent.

"We need protection, not only from the National, Municipal and Departmental State, but also from the Public Force so that we have the security of attending the medical mission as it should be."

Regarding the dead person, it is known that he is an alleged thief who tried to steal power cables that are located near the Hospital that supplies power to the entire Hospital.

Due to the recent rains, the area was wet, and with upon entering, he was electrocuted.

At this moment we have problems to provide, for example, services such as x-rays, clinical laboratories, etc. When there are blackouts, these equipment get out of configuration and they have to wait a long time to restart the process.