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By Se-Anne Rall 
5h ago
Durban – KwaZulu-Natal police launched an investigation into the brutal murder of an 80-year-old farmer who died three days after he was found tied to a tree with a gunshot wound.
Muden’s farmer, Mpozana Khumalo, was reportedly attacked after he went to control his livestock.
Khumalo is alleged to have gone out to tend his cattle when he was confronted by a group of men who attacked him before tying him to a tree, shooting him and leaving him for dead.
DA KZN Agriculture and Rural Development spokesperson Chris Pappas expressed sadness at Khumalo’s murder.
He said Khumalo was described as a “humble and gentle person who had spent his life farming and caring for the family’s livestock.”
Pappas said that because of their isolation and vulnerability, farmers and agricultural workers were being disproportionately affected by crime.
“The reality is that they are being attacked and killed at a much higher rate than any other group. It seems like every week brings another farm attack or murder.
“Given this, the Prosecutor’s Office remains deeply concerned about the continuing inaccuracy of rural crime statistics presented by the police. We are aware of incidents that occurred on farms, which the SAPS has refused to classify as attacks or murders on farms, ”he said.
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