Death linked to cable thefts
A man's body has been found on a railway line in Essex. Police say they think that he may have been cutting an overhead live cable which carries 25 thousand volts. The wire had been completely severed.
Railway death: British Transport Police statement
British Transport Police Statement: "At 6.51am this morning, Wednesday, 27 June, BTP were called to the Castle Lane area of Hadleigh, Essex between Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea following a report of disruption to power lines in the area and a body on the railway embankment.
“BTP, Essex Police, the Ambulance Service and Network Rail attended and the body of a man in his 40s was found. He appears to have been electrocuted. This death is currently being treated as unexplained. The possibility that this death is related to attempted cable theft is one line of enquiry.
“Officers are working to clear the line as quickly as possible, and establish the identity of the deceased as well as the circumstances surrounding his death.”
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