{
  "id": 17361800,
  "title": "Ventersdorp farmer stable in ICU, but surgeons could not save the ears his attackers cut off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/ventersdorp-farmer-stable-in-icu-but-surgeons-could-not-save-the-ears",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-31T07:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/2026-10-31-ventersdorp-farmer-stable-in-icu-but-surgeons-could-not-save-the-ears-his-attackers-cut-off/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The family of Donovan Marx said surgeons could not save the ears his attackers cut off, and that the cattle farmer, who was shot through the kidney, may need prosthetic ones.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}