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A Darwin man has been electrocuted

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A Darwin man has been electrocuted while trying to break into a petrol station.

A Northern Territory police spokeswoman told the NT News the 24-year-old man was found suspended from the ceiling of the shop late Sunday evening.

The owner of Jabiru Mobil service station made the grisly discovery after he was told the store's security alarms had been activated and went to investigate.

It is believed the man had removed panels in the ceiling and was electrocuted when he cut a live wire with garden clippers.

Submitted on 01/05/2010

Submitted by: xraser
Reference: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/991129/petrol-station-intruder-electrocuted 6/01/2010

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
We get lots of stories of people getting stuck in windows, crawl spaces, etc. and dying as a result, and we also get lots of stories of people getting electrocuted. But I don't think we've ever gotten a story that combines the two together like this. Thanks for sending the story in!


James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I agree with Bruce. This gent decided to up the ante!


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