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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Water Buffalo Kills Man and Injures Two Others in South Wales


RAHUL SHARMA DEBT CONNECT IN MANCHESTER, UK,






A 57-year-old man has died and two people have been injured after being attacked by a water buffalo in Monmouthshire in south-east Wales, police have said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene on a farm near the town of Usk, while a 19-year-old man was taken to hospital with critical injuries and a 22-year-old woman sustained a serious leg wound. The buffalo was put down.

Neighbours expressed shock at the tragedy, which happened at about 2.50pm on Tuesday when the animal went on the rampage.

Police did not spell out exactly where the incident took place but one farm in the area keeps a herd of Mediterranean water buffalo to make soap. There was no answer from the farm on Tuesday night.

A neighbouring farmer said he had been told that the buffalo went on the rampage. He said: “The first I knew of it was when I saw the police helicopter and the air ambulance buzzing around. Some people do try to diversify and keep water buffalo, usually for their milk,” he said. “It’s a huge shock to everyone in the area.”

Val Smith, a county councillor, said: “It’s a lovely quiet area, lots of smallholdings and small farms. This is a dreadful thing to happen. My sympathies to all involved.”

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