Twenty-two -year-old Augustina Adoku and her son, Sampson Adjei Owuraku, three, were on Sunday, April 26, electrocuted during the morning rains at James Town, Accra.
Their bodies were found in their room, a wooden structure, which got flooded at the Timber Market area, where they lived.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Accra Regional Police Command, who briefed the media, said the Police were informed about the incident at about 1030 hours.
When they got to the scene, they found the dead bodies.
She said the spot investigation revealed that during an earlier downpour, the wooden structure, which served as a living room for the mother and son got flooded, thus disrupting the electric power to the structure. , This resulted in their electrocution.
She said when their bodies were inspected no visible marks of assault were found on them.
DSP Tenge said an inspection of the scene revealed personal belongings, including clothing, which were partly burnt.
Their bodies had, consequently, been deposited at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy, she added.
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