By A Correspondent- A Mwenezi mentally challenged man allegedly killed his elder brother who was also a mental patient before hanging himself adjacent to the murder scene.

Zvondai Murove, 32, of Mukahamari village under Chief Neshuro in Mwenezi murdered his brother Tawedzerwa Murove, 35, on the night of March 4.

After killing his brother, Zvondai left the dead body inside a local Zion Christian Church (ZCC) and later on hanged himself on a tree about 300 meters from the murder scene, TellZim reports.

Masvingo provincial Police Spokesperson confirmed and urged caregivers to exercise extreme care on the patients .

“We encourage care-givers of mental patients to ensure they always monitor their patients.”

Chief Neshuro’s secretary Pinias Shoko confirmed the incident saying the two had been known to be mentally challenged.

For years, the murdered elder brother was staying in South Africa but after he came back a number of altercations between the two were reported..

The dispute led to the younger brother to kill his sibling and left the corpse inside a ZCC church before he proceeded to hang himself at a tree adjacent to the scene of murder.”

The incident took place during the night and the two corpses were discovered by a passersby the following morning.

Chenjerai Muzamani, brother to the two deceased said the two have been experiencing some interval mental problems since the 1990s.

No one witnessed the alleged incident.

The two corpses were taken to Neshuro District Hospital mortuary