electrocution

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In southern Seoul’s Dongjak district, a public worker who was clearing debris died in a suspected electrocution, according to the Interior and Safety Ministry.

From Washington Post

Arden, testifying on behalf of the inmates said it appeared at least 10% of prisoners in cases he reviewed remained conscious after the first shock of an electrocution.

From Seattle Times

The General Assembly passed a law in 2021 requiring condemned inmates to choose between electrocution or gunshot if the lethal injection drugs weren’t available.

From Seattle Times

High concentrations of S. floridanus were linked with more adult eagles breeding, more chicks per nest, where eagles build nests and even rates of eagle electrocution.

From Seattle Times

Complaints included "credible allegations of beatings, strangling, electrocution, sexual violence, positional torture, and threats of execution with firearms, threats of physical violence against relatives, and providing no or scarce food", said the UNOHR.

From BBC