BY PHUMLANI SAUL
INNOCENT Ncube from Zimbabwe worked as a painter at a house in Despatch Eastern Cape.
And when his madam said she wanted a gardener, he suggested his son, Matron Mpala (19).
But Matron’s excitement of getting a job was short-lived as he was bitten by the madam’s dogs three weeks into his job.
The two dogs allegedly attacked him in front of his employer on 28 August.
The dogs bit Matron on the head, right eye, both legs and hands.
Matron said: “I am still in pain. I cannot talk much and I struggle to walk.”
Innocent (45) from Khayamnandi , north of Despatch, said: “My son is in serious pain. After the attack, his boss fired him.
He said the boss opened for the dogs and they didn’t waste time to attack Matron.
“She tried to stop the dogs, but they were vicious. She, however, managed to stop them but my son was already injured. The boss never even paid for my son’s medical treatment and transportation for check-ups at Provincial Hospital.
“She dumped him there and told me to fetch him,” said Innocent. The accused boss, Reuphillan Telsershe, confirmed there was an incident with the dogs, but said the family must stop harassing her as the matter was in the police’s hands.
Despatch police spokeswoman, Colonel Peite Smith , said: “The case is failure to prevent an animal from causing an injury to another person. No one is arrested.”
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