ROXAS City – A senior citizen died of electrocution after she plugged a faulty electric heater into an outlet in Barangay Loctugan, here on Tuesday, police said.
The 67-year-old victim was identified as Lydia Cordovero, resident.
According to the victim’s husband, Noe Cordovero, he saw his wife preparing to boil water using their water heater, when she suddenly trembled and fell to the ground, after plugging the appliance into an outlet.
The victim was brought to a nearby hospital but was declared “dead on arrival” the attending physician./PN
