IN PICTURES: The day Bosso fan stabbed with screwdriver was laid to rest

Scattering roses: Flowers are laid on Hloli's coffin in Lower Gweru
Scattering roses: Flowers are laid on Hloli’s coffin in Lower Gweru

HIGHLANDERS Football Club fan, Thembelenkosini Hloli, who died following violent clashes between soccer supporters of Highlanders and Dynamos was laid to rest last Thursday in his rural home in Lower Gweru.

The late Hloli was stabbed to death with a screwdriver and nine people are on trial charged with the murder of the 23-year-old man.

The pictures below were provided by Hloli’s best friend and Dynamos supporter Wellington Samadalinja.

Lest we forget: A Bosso fan takes pictures of Hloli's coffin
Lest we forget: A Bosso fan takes pictures of Hloli’s coffin
Holding the fort: Two woman display a Highlanders' banner as Hloli's coffin (obscured) is carried to his place of burial
Holding the fort: Two woman display a Highlanders’ banner as Hloli’s coffin (obscured) is carried to his place of burial

 

Bosso to the grave: Hloli's coffin rests on two planks as pallbearers prepare to lower it into the grave
Bosso to the grave: Hloli’s coffin rests on two planks as pallbearers prepare to lower it into the grave

 

Songs of mourning: Mourners sing outside shops in Lower Gweru after burying Hloli
Songs of mourning: Mourners sing outside shops in Lower Gweru after burying Hloli
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