HORRIBLE TRAGEDY
BEFALLS A FARMER. ] Slain By a Bull. PUNEIHN, March 1. Mr William 11. C. Dixon, farmer of Romahapa, met with a horrible death yesterday morning as the result of being attacked by a bull. His body, when found, was frightfully mangled. The Mothes were almost ripped off. The sole of one boot was off. 'The coat, waistcoat, and singlet were ripped while his body had a cut in the left leg, | a gash under the left armpit, while his chest was crushed in and the man’s back was. broken. Miss Dixon, a daughter of the deceased, carried word of the tragedy to neighbouring farmers, who made their' way to the spot, only to be driven off by the bull. Later on, men took up the pursuit armed with .303 rifles, and, accompanied by dogs, succeeded in killing the animal.
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Grey River Argus, 2 March 1927, Page 4
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