South AfricaBuffalo gores man to death2007-4-26 10:05Johannesburg - An aggressive bull buffalo killed a man and hampered the retrieval of his body on a farm near Bethlehem on Wednesday, Free State police said.
Sergeant Mmako Mophiring said on Thursday that Sam Shongwe, 26, was returning from a pit latrine to a fenced area with two homes when the buffalo attacked at about 10:00.

Shongwe's older brother saw the buffalo toss Shongwe into the air, piercing both legs and slicing open one thigh to the genitals.

Shongwe's older sister, returning from fetching water, saw him lying helplessly. Wanting to pull him into the yard, she threw a stone to try to scare off the buffalo.

But the buffalo turned towards her and she ran away and hid in her house within the enclosure.

The police were only informed of the attack at 17:30 when people arrived home with a cellphone.

On arrival at 17:45, the police climbed over a stile, as the main gate to the farm was locked.

Five buffalo were near the yard, with the bull close to the fence, Mophiring said.

The bull approached police when they tried to retrieve the body, so the people within the enclosure lit a huge fire to scare it off.

After they managed to get the body into the enclosure, police fired a few shots to scare off the buffalo, before carrying the body to the stile.

The officers ran with the body, burning grass torches, and carried it over the stile to a waiting mortuary van.

Mophiring said the farmer could not be contacted as his cellphone had been switched off.

A resident told police that a buffalo had attacked a man in his house in march, outside the fenced homesteads enclosure, while he was sleeping.

Police have opened an inquest and a charge under the Animal Protection Act against the farmer for failing to prevent animals from attacking people.

"The buffalo are not enclosed - they move around like cows," Mophiring said.

The farm also has lions which are believed to be enclosed, he said.
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The buffalo are not enclosed - they move around like cows," Mophiring said

What do they want them to be kept in cages now as well ?
Well I can bet you that he hasnt had any breakins recently with buff as security quards