Trapped Buffalo gores man to death
Source: Trapped Buffalo gores man to death | Sunday News (local news)
Sharon Chimenya, Masvingo Correspondent
A 43-year-old man from Mwenezi was on Monday last week fatally attacked by a buffalo after it had wriggled itself from a trap.
Lovemore Shereni (43) of Muchekeni Village, Chief Mazetese, Mwenezi who was in the company of his friends Takavada Mtetwa (36), Zivanai Ncube and Trust Chifuri was attacked by the beast after he had come closer to it wanting to untie it from the trap. Masvingo police provincial spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident.
The buffalo suddenly managed to untie itself and charged towards Shereni and gored him four times and left him lying helpless,” he said.
Insp Dhehwa said the three friends tried to assist Shereni but he was bleeding heavily and he died on the spot.
The matter was reported to the police and they found out that he had been gored twice on the chest and twice on the abdomen. A post-mortem was waived by a Mwenezi magistrate.