Two probes under way into boy’s electrocution

TWO separate investigations are under way into the death of a schoolboy who was electrocuted while playing on open ground near his home.

Eleven-year-old Evan Kenny-Mulligan died instantly after touching a live wire in a light fitting on one of a series of outdoor lamps lining a pathway in the landscaped green area shared by local residents.

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority are both conducting investigations, which will attempt to find out how the wire came to be exposed on the lights, which stand about three feet high, and who was responsible for maintaining them and ensuring they were safe.