A father and his daughter died while his son was injured by electrocution in Minya governorate, Upper Egypt. The bodies of the father and daughter were transported to the morgue, while the boy is under medical supervision in a public hospital.

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The Minya Security Directorate received a report from a public hospital stating that a man named “Mohamed,” in his forties, and his daughter, who was under 5 years old, died as a result of electrocution. It was also reported that the girl’s brother was electrocuted but is still alive.

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A police force moved to the hospital to examine the victims. The causes of the electrocution have not yet been determined. Neighbors discovered the incident after the victims had been out of sight for hours, prompting them to go to the house to check on them. They found them lying on the ground and unconscious, immediately calling an ambulance in an attempt to save them.

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The police filed a report on the incident, supported by neighbors’ testimonies, and submitted it to the public prosecutor who opened an investigation. The prosecutor authorized the burial of the father and daughter’s bodies after confirming the absence of any criminal suspicion and ordered full care for the boy in the hospital.