{
  "id": 12054528,
  "title": "Wicknell Chivayo, wife Lucy to be buried without heads, family says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/wicknell-chivayo-wife-lucy-to-be-buried-without-heads-family-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T02:36:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/wicknell-chivayo-wife-lucy-to-be-buried-without-heads-family-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife Lucy are set to be interred without their heads, as the family has announced. Chivayo's uncle, Herbert Chivayo, made the announcement on Sunday, stating that the couple will be buried together at Glen Forest Cemetery in Harare on Thursday, October 8. The five crash victims, including two pilots and a security officer, were found to be severely burned after the helicopter crashed in misty conditions at Kudenga Farm in Marondera. Forensic officials initially suspected that recovered remains might have been parts of the victims' heads, but subsequent examination disproved this. Chivayo, a millionaire businessman facing corruption allegations, was returning from his rural home in Chivhu when the helicopter crash occurred. The funeral for one of the pilots, Courage Mutavirwa, took place on Sunday in Chiredzi, while Calvin Soda was buried in Marondera. Security officer Senelisiwe Magagula's burial is scheduled for Monday in Lupane.",
  "summary": "Millionaire businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife Lucy will be buried without their heads, which have not been recovered from the scene of last Wednesday’s helicopter crash that killed the couple and three others. Chivayo’s uncle and family spokesman Herbert Chivayo made the announcement on Sunday, saying the couple would be buried side by side [...] The post Wicknell Chivayo, wife Lucy to be…",
  "key_points": [
    "Wicknell Chivayo and wife Lucy to be buried without heads",
    "Funeral at Glen Forest Cemetery in Harare on October 8",
    "Chivayo, a millionaire facing corruption allegations"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The decision to bury Wicknell Chivayo and his wife without their heads means their funeral will proceed with the parts of their bodies that have been recovered, following confirmation from forensic officials.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}