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Cable burns man 'unrecognisable'
2011-06-07 17:51:18
7 June 2011 Last updated at 13:08 Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Leeds cable burns man 'unrecognisable' Sorby was badly injured in a 21,000 volt strike from a live power line
A self-confessed metal thief who was seriously burned trying to steal live power cables said his injuries were so bad his daughter did not recognise him in hospital.
James Sorby, 22, of Cavalier Close, Cross Green, Leeds, was left close to death after being hit with a 21,000 volt shock at a power sub-station.
The impact blew part of his skull off, leaving his brain exposed.
Leeds magistrates gave him a 12-month community service order for burglary.
He said the exact detail of what happened during the incident at Skelton Grange earlier this year was unclear.
He said: "All I can remember is going into the empty warehouse.
Clothes cut off"I definitely didn't grab the cabling with my hands because I wouldn't do something like that, but I accept I was there to steal the cabling because there was no other reason for me to be there.
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