A 4-year-old Cambodian boy died after accidentally being electrocuted while playing hide and seek.
Chian Chiew was pronounced dead April 24 at Bangkamung Hospital after the accident in a Nong Plalai construction camp. The child had obvious electrical burns on his leg and back.
Parents Chian and Kem Piab said their fifth child had been playing hide and seek with friends while they were away working. A 7-year-old pal found Chian Chiew lying unconscious in a room constructed of tin that had come into contact with live current from a makeshift wire connection on a nearby tree.
Friends show police where the boy had climbed to hide, and where he was found dead.
