The SPCA has removed the dogs from the premises.
Police said that the body of the 60-year-old victim was discovered by his wife at their Lichtenburg home on Saturday afternoon.Police said that the breed of the third canine was not yet known.
Police spokesperson, Sam Tselanyane, said that the victim’s wife told them that she heard the dog’s barking but did not bother to go and check what was wrong as the dogs frequently barked at pedestrians and vehicles passing by. "After the electricity was restored, she allegedly went inside the house looking for her husband but could not find him. Upon continuing with her search, the woman saw her husband lying motionless outside in the garden. She then went outside, only to find that the husband was bitten by their dogs."
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