Online Reporter
Aaron Nyamayaro
FAMILY members and friends bade farewell to Brian Nandana, who was laid to rest at Gel Forest Memorial, on the outskirts of Harare yesterday.
Nandana, 28, is believed to have been killed by his friend, Shepherd Severa, in a cold-bloodied murder case, which captured the attention of the country.
Severa, who is 34, is also alleged to have sucked some blood from Nandana after killing him.
The murder is said to have happened at Warren Hills Cemetery in the early hours of Wednesday, last week.
Members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, along with relatives and friends, paid their last respects to Nandana.
Severa was arrested following the recovery of a blood-stained Toyota Aqua vehicle at the cemetery.
He has since appeared in court and was remanded in custody.
Severa, who allegedly dumped Nandana’s body in a gravel pit, appeared in court last week facing murder charges.
He appeared before Harare magistrate, Ruth Moyo, who advised him to apply for bail at the High Court.
Prosecutor Takudzwa Jambawu alleged that on May 19, this year, at around 3.31am, Severa Nandana to Pfukwa Shopping Centre in Warren Park D under the pretext that he wanted to give him some money.
The court heard that Severa entered Nandana’s vehicle and strangled him before cutting his throat with a knife.
After killing him, Severa is said to have driven to Warren Park Hills, where he concealed the body in a gravel pit and covered it with stones.
As he returned to where the vehicle had been parked, Severa met Ronnie Tumbare and some security guards, who were guarding earth-moving equipment nearby, prompting him to flee from the scene.
The court heard that Severa allegedly dropped the deceased’s iPhone 12 cellphone, which was later recovered by police officers attending the scene.
Investigations revealed conversations on the cellphone showing Severa luring Nandana to Warren Park D shortly before the murder.
Police investigations later led to Severa’s arrest.
The court heard that Severa led detectives to the recovery of Nandana’s body at the gravel pit where it had been concealed.
He also led police to the recovery of the deceased’s car keys, which had been hidden in a bin at his residence.
