Reyos Seebaran, Heritage Operations Manager, right, shows the illegal electrical wire in a PVC pipe in the yard of Kern Williams who was electrocuted on Boxing day when he came into contact with a live electrical line. Looking on is Heritage’s Corporate Communications Manager, Arlene Gorin-George.
Over 160 families have been stealing electricity from the electrical grid of Heritage Petroleum and the company says it will soon beef up security to crack down on this.
The revelation comes after Kern Williams, 34, of Rifle Range Road, Palo Seco died after coming into contact with a 480-volt powerline tapped off from an illegal connection on the company’s grid on Boxing Day.