Dead guy tries to steal wire from electrical vault

Gunner Asch · 2010-10-25T06:13:22+00:00

electrocuted, wife burned in alleged copper theft in L.A.October 25, 2010, 9:34amLOS ANGELES (Xinhua) - A man was electrocuted and his wife seriouslyburned while allegedly trying to steal copper wiring from an electricalvault in South Gate, Los Angeles, authorities said on Sunday.Jose Fernando Santillanes, 36, was killed at 4:14 p.m. Saturday when hetriggered an explosion and flash fire on a vacant lot, South Gate policeLt. Keith Hupp said.Maria Cortez, 33, who was severely burned while trying to pull the manoff the current, was in critical condition at Grossman Burn Center, Huppsaid."It was a pretty ugly scene," Hupp added.The couple's two children were turned over to an aunt while their motherwas fighting for her life, said Hupp.The blast also caused an electrical outage in the immediate area, butservice was restored to most customers within a few hours. Odd that the guy wasnt described as "an alleged dead man and hisallegedly badly burned common law wife"I am the Sword of my Familyand the Shield of my Nation.If sent, I will crush everything you have built,burn everything you love,and kill every one of you. (Hebrew quote)

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