NUST Student Found Decomposing in Hostel | GoFundMe for Late Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona

NUST Student Found Dead | GoFundMe for Late Bhundu Boy

A male student from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) was found dead and in a decomposing state in his room yesterday. The cause of the death is still yet to be revealed and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is still probing the bone-chilling incident.

The body was discovered in one of the rooms at the recently completed Bulawayo Students Accommodation Complex (BSAC) adjacent to the institution’s main campus along the Bulawayo-Gwanda Road.

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According to eyewitnesses, the body was found in a state of advanced decomposition and the room, located in one of the hostel’s blocks, was locked from the inside. Authorities are yet to conduct an autopsy to also determine when the student died.

A video that has since gone viral on Zimbabwean social media shows a ZRP officer and some of the university’s auxiliary staff carrying the decomposed body in a metal coffin and loading it into a police pickup truck.

NUST Student Found Dead | GoFundMe for Late Bhundu Boy

They all wore masks because of the pungent stench from the decomposing body. Eyewitnesses stood close by, some on the hostel balcony, to see the heart rending incident.

In related news…

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched aiming to raise £8,000 to cover the costs of repatriating Rise Kagona’s body.

Kagona passed away in Scotland last Saturday at the age of 62. He was the last remaining original member of the legendary group, profoundly impacting the music scene in Zimbabwe and internationally.

Kagona’s health had been declining in recent months as he battled persistent symptoms, including a chronic cough and shortness of breath. According to a statement on the Bhundu Boys’ official Facebook page, these issues had worsened, culminating in his passing from what is believed to be a heart attack.