An 11-year-old boy was tragically zapped to death when he touched an electric fence at football training.
Guilherme de Moreira Silva was knocked out by the charged barrier.
He arrived at a local hospital 10 minutes later.
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When he was admitted, he had no pulse, he wasn’t breathing, and his lips were blue.
He was given CPR, but the medics failed to revive him.
He was declared dead later that night on Tuesday (9 Jul).
The police are investigating the case.
They say another child had received an electric shock from the fence moments before Guilherme did.
However, that boy didn’t need to go to hospital, as reported on Need To Know.
The field in São Fidélis, Brazil, had been rented by the boys’ coach for their private football lessons.
The company responsible for the space has suggested Guilherme may have had a pre-existing condition.
Pathologists released his body yesterday (10 Jul) morning and he was laid to rest in São Fidélis in the afternoon.
He is survived by his parents, sister, and grandparents.
His school said: “Guilherme leaves in each of us the fond memory of the caring student, with a shy smile and a passion for football, who used to roam our playground kicking bottle caps.”
One of his teachers added: “Guilherme was sweetness, mischief, the shy, teary-eyed look that would apologise after any bit of playful trouble. A heart of gold!”
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