Farmer dies after dog attack

A 70-year-old farmer died after he and his wife were attacked by the couple’s three bulldogs yesterday. Police spokesperson Emmanuel Reetsang says that the man’s wife was admitted to the Vryburg hospital after she sustained multiple wounds to the head, legs and arms. Reetsang says the woman managed to phone a neighbour after the attack on their farm at Stella near Vryburg. The couple's son arrived at the farm and shot one of the dogs. It is not known why the dogs attacked the couple.