The 112 Andalucía emergency service received a call reporting that a person was unconscious inside a bathroom. Photo credit: Cunaplus/Shutterstock
There are some household accidents you would never expect to happen until they do. A shower is one of those everyday routines most of us take completely for granted, which makes the death of a 23-year-old woman in Antequera all the more difficult to take in. She suffered a fatal electric shock while using the shower on Monday afternoon, with police now investigating how an electrical current reached the shower head and whether a possible illegal connection at the property played any part in what happened.
Emergency call made from Antequera home
The emergency services were alerted at around 3.10pm on Monday, October 5, after a call was made to 112 Andalucía reporting that a woman was unconscious inside a bathroom at a property on Calle San Pedro, in area of Antequera, Málaga. The seriousness of the call brought several emergency services to the address. Policía Nacional, Policía Local and medical emergency teams attended the property, where they found the young woman unresponsive following what appeared to have been an electrical incident.
Medical staff attempted to save her, but she could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the reports of the incident, the electric shock occurred through the shower head while the woman was taking a shower. Police are now trying to establish precisely how an electrical current reached the fitting and what caused the fatal discharge. The investigation is not simply focused on the shower itself. Officers are also examining the electrical installation at the property as they work to determine what happened immediately before the woman’s death.
Possible illegal electricity connection investigated
One of the lines being looked at by investigators is the possibility that the property had an illegal connection to the electricity network. At this stage, however, that remains a hypothesis being investigated and has not been established as the cause of the woman’s death. There is no confirmed finding that an illegal connection was responsible for the electric shock.
Investigators are therefore examining the circumstances at the property alongside the electrical equipment involved. The key question is how electricity was able to reach the shower head with enough force to cause a fatal shock. The investigation will have to establish whether there was an electrical fault, a problem with the installation or another issue that allowed the current to reach the shower. Police have not publicly identified the precise source of the electricity responsible for the discharge.
Another woman treated after fatal incident
A 45-year-old woman also present at the property was attended by medical services at the following the incident. She was treated for anxiety but did not require hospital treatment. The emergency response involved both Policia local and Policia Nacional officers as well as medical personnel, following the initial 112 call from the address.
The death has now been placed under investigation while officers work to determine exactly what caused the electrical discharge and why it reached the shower head. No definitive explanation for the fatal shock has been established at this stage, and the possible illegal electricity connection remains one of the matters being examined by investigators.
The incident has caused deep concern in the Antequera community, especially because something as simple as taking a shower has ended with a young woman losing her life. What happened has left many people asking how an everyday part of life could have turned into such a tragic event. We will continue to report as the story unfolds.
