An 8-year-old boy did not make it to the hospital alive after he got electrocuted while playing on the stage of his school in Barangay Gomez this morning.
As requested by the family, the victim was identified under the name Mark Anthony, a Grade 3 student at Gomez Elementary School, and a resident of the said barangay.
According to the police, the victim was seen playing on the stage of the school, about 7 am this morning. The child soon held at a steel fence that was attached in a live wire.
The victim immediately got electrocuted and was rushed to the hospital but died. Police are currently investigating who is responsible for the incident.