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West Coast mother heartbroken after 4-year-old daughter dies in suspected electrocution

Published by News24 · South Africa 8 h ago
Leezan van Wyk and her four-year-old daughter, Diante van Wyk, who allegedly died after stepping on an exposed electrical cable near a communal water tap in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay.
Leezan van Wyk and her four-year-old daughter, Diante van Wyk, who allegedly died after stepping on an exposed electrical cable near a communal water tap in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay. · News24

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The lifeless body of four-year-old Diante van Wyk was carried into her mother’s home by a neighbour moments after she was allegedly electrocuted near a communal water tap in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay, on the West Coast last Wednesday.

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