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Teenager burst into flames after being hit with 11,000-volt electric shock as he stole power cable
A teenage thief was seriously ill in hospital today after he was hit by an 11,000-volt electric shock from a copper cable he was trying to steal.
The 18-year-old was found on fire in disused premises in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, as a group of youths tried to remove the cabling.