Kimberley – An 82-year-old man was hacked to death at his home in Longlands, while his dog was found lying dead next to his body during the early hours of on Wednesday morning.

It is believed that the eight-week-old puppy was kicked and stomped to death, while eyewitnesses stated that the deceased’s throat was slit.

The deceased, Leonard Sibiya, had been living alone in a lorry bin behind some unused mining dumps for a number of years, following the death of his wife.

No one has been arrested for the murder yet.

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