A seven-year-old boy from Norton was tragically mauled to death by two dogs that bit off his private parts. The incident was brought to light during a court case where the dog owners, Lloyd Sibanda (35) and Cuthbert Mpame (63), faced culpable homicide charges but were acquitted by Harare Magistrate Clever Tsikwa.
The court heard that on October 5, 2022, the boy, residing at Plot 41 Skey farm in Norton, left home to fetch water but did not return.
His grandmother, Otilia Murwira, went searching for him and found two dogs licking his lifeless body. She identified the dogs as belonging to Plot 17 Skey farm and chased them away.
The dogs fled towards Mpame’s farm. The boy’s body was severely mutilated, with his private parts bitten off and allegedly eaten by the dogs.
In other news – Tragedy strikes: 6 firefighters from KwaZulu-Natal lose lives battling Boston veld fire
Six firefighters lost their lives in a devastating veld fire that swept through the Mpophomeni, Boston area under the uMngeni local municipality. The tragedy unfolded on Sunday when Midlands EMS responded to reports of multiple injuries among firefighters battling the blaze.
Roland Robertson, spokesperson for Midlands EMS, described a harrowing scene upon arrival. “Paramedics encountered a horrific scene with multiple patients still ablaze and several fatalities,” he recounted. Emergency crews, aided by rescue medics, worked tirelessly to stabilize injured individuals amidst the relentless veld fire. Concurrently, firefighting aircraft endeavored to quell the flames. Read More
