Ten year old boy dies after being electrocuted at Blackpool hotel
It happened at an address on the promenade on Sunday
Last updated 8th Sep 2023
A boy has died after being electrocuted at a hotel in Blackpool.
Emergency services were called out to the address on the promenade on Sunday after, after reports a ten year old had made contact with "high voltage electricity".
He was taken to hospital with serious injuries. In a further update, officers have now confirmed that the boy passed away on Thursday, with his family by his bedside.
In a statement, Lancashire Police said: "A BOY has sadly died following an incident at a Blackpool hotel.
"We were called to the Promenade, Blackpool, at 10.39pm on Sunday (September 3) to reports a 10-year-old boy had been found unresponsive inside a hotel.
"He was taken to hospital with injuries consistent with coming into contact with a high voltage of electricity and very sadly died in hospital yesterday (Thursday, September 7) His family were by his bedside and our thoughts are with them at this time."
After an initial investigation by police, it has now been passed to the local authority to investigate further. A file is also being prepared for the coroner.
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