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A boy’s attempt to cross an irrigation canal on a wooden plank ended in his death – and now two women, including his own mother, face criminal charges.
The 10-year-old fell into the canal in Irakleia, Serres. His mother was arrested on child endangerment charges.
A 43-year-old homeowner faces separate charges of illegal electricity theft after investigators discovered she had run an unauthorized power line directly through the same canal where the boy drowned.
Authorities are awaiting autopsy results to determine whether the illegal cable contributed to his death.
