The 12-year-old is fatally shocked after entering a light well to retrieve a lost ball
An investigation has been launched into the electrocution of a 12-year-old boy, who died as he climbed a ladder in a light well to retrieve a football.
Electricians have been unable to find the source of the shock which killed Primary Five student Cheuk Lei-lung.
He was playing football with two classmates on a playground on the roof of a car park in Nam Fung Sun Chuen, Greig Crescent, on the Kornhill estate in Quarry Bay.
His classmates, both aged 11, told police the ball was accidentally kicked onto the roof of a structure housing a ventilation duct and light well. The structure was not accessible from the outside.
The three boys went to the bottom floor of the car park, where they found the entrance to the light well unlocked.
