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A woman has been severely assaulted in a farm attack in Thornville, near Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal.
Netcare 911's Chris Botha says the 63-year-old was critically injured in the attack at around midnight.
He says the elderly woman also suffered burn wounds.
She was stabilised at scene and transported to a nearby hospital.
No arrests have yet been made but police are searching for 3 suspects