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Jun 23, 2019 Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks
Something happens to people at the strangest times. And the silliest things happen on the roads. Young men want thrill through speed and they do speed losing control and crashing. More of this will happen this week and the authorities will be at their wits’ end to put a stop to this.
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Petty criminals are at work as always, but on this occasion, the scope for success is limited. One group will attack a woman in the vicinity of the main shopping centre. However, people don’t always stand around and allow such things to happen. The people will nab one of the young criminals and administer a beating.
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There will be an electrocution due to fiddling with the electricity supply. An illegal connection and the weather will conspire to shock a man with no experience in electrical work. The community will say nothing to investigators.
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