A WOMAN in her 50s was rushed to hospital after suffering an electric shock in her Newton Abbot home.

Paramedics were called to a property in Abbotsbury Road on Friday evening to treat the casualty after a 999 call was received at 5pm.

The woman, who was said to be in a lot of pain, was taken by ambulance for treatment at Torbay Hospital.

The exact cause of the shock is not known.