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7 year old electrocuted in Winnsboro
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:19 pm
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Seven year-old Brandon McFarland's body was found in Winnsboro late last night, after being electrocuted by his neighbor's fence.
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This post was edited on 7/25/17 at 6:21 pm
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Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:20 pm to crap4brain
wow, very sad
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:22 pm to crap4brain
This is shocking news
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:22 pm to 777Tiger
Wondering if there was a problem with the fence or preexisting condition with the child
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:24 pm to crap4brain
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Cobb tells KNOE they received a call around eleven Monday night that McFarland was missing. His parents told police he was playing with his sister in the front yard, but when they went outside, they couldn't find him.
Cobb says McFarland was eventually located in his next door neighbor's yard.
Investigators say McFarland either hit or threw his ball over the neighbor's fence and when he climbed it, he was electrocuted.
Cobb says McFarland was pronounced dead at a local hospital and his body is being sent for autopsy
That's awful.
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:24 pm to crap4brain
Terrible.
Sorry to hear.
Sorry to hear.
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:30 pm to crap4brain
7 year old boy has a ball go over neighbor's fence into their yard.
So boy climbs fence to get ball.
Boy is electrocuted climbing fence and falls into neighbor's yard.
Should the neighbor be held responsible for boy's death? I think he should face criminal charges & be sued by the boy's family.
So boy climbs fence to get ball.
Boy is electrocuted climbing fence and falls into neighbor's yard.
Should the neighbor be held responsible for boy's death? I think he should face criminal charges & be sued by the boy's family.
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:32 pm to crap4brain
He died again??
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:33 pm to Ghost of Colby
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Should the neighbor be held responsible for boy's death? I think he should face criminal charges & be sued by the boy's family.
I don't see what the criminal charge could be.
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:34 pm to crap4brain
So was this an electric fence or had a wire touched the fence and made it hot?
I have an electric fence to keep the deer back, but it just hurts if you touch it.
I have an electric fence to keep the deer back, but it just hurts if you touch it.
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:35 pm to crap4brain
boogie woogie, woogie...
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:35 pm to crap4brain
Related to Booger?
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:35 pm to crap4brain
Again? The hazard should have been fixed earlier today. Inexcusable.
Still a very sad story.
Still a very sad story.
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:38 pm to slackster
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I don't see what the criminal charge could be.
If the electric charge is higher than what the law allows then yes they should be charged.
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:39 pm to slackster
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I don't see what the criminal charge could be.
I'm going off the assumption the fence was not faulty, but was wired to inflict serious harm to an intruder attempting to climb the fence. The neighbor wanted to shock the hell out of a potential burglar, but instead killed a kid
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:40 pm to crap4brain
Touched a lot of elec fences growing up and all they would do is hurt a little. Sounds like this guy may have had some extra juice running thru his hot wire
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:43 pm to Ghost of Colby
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I'm going off the assumption the fence was not faulty, but was wired to inflict serious harm to an intruder attempting to climb the fence. The neighbor wanted to shock the hell out of a potential burglar, but instead killed a kid
Ahh, I'm assuming this was just a tragic accident with a properly installed regulator. If they don't have a pulsing regulator installed, then all bets are off.
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:48 pm to slackster
The fence was an electric livestock fence?
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:51 pm to slackster
I'm also assuming it was a wooden fence because the kid fell into the neighbor's yard and they searched for a while before they found him.
Posted on 7/25/17 at 6:55 pm to Ghost of Colby
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I'm going off the assumption the fence was not faulty, but was wired to inflict serious harm to an intruder attempting to climb the fence. The neighbor wanted to shock the hell out of a potential burglar, but instead killed a kid
That would usually be a crime committed by the home owner. If it is a livestock fence properly installed them blame moves to the manufacturer, and product liability comes into play. If it was a metal fence accidently entergized by utility power lines they become responsible, several possibilities here.
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