Wells Estate plunged into darkness after mob disconnects transformer
A transformer in Wells Estate was disconnected on Tuesday by an angry mob, plunging the Motherwell community into darkness.
This was the result of tensions boiling over between residents of formal RDP houses and a nearby informal settlement known as Rugby Village, who clashed over illegal electricity connections...
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