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

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

“When electrocutions happen, it’s not unusual for the water in the animal cells to be instantly turned to steam,” said James Dwyer, a wildlife biologist also at E.D.M.

From New York Times

As of Friday, at least 68 people in Bangladesh had died since mid-May from flood-related causes, including drowning, electrocutions and landslides, government data show.

From New York Times