A photo shared by the victim of an alleged brutal murder shows him kissing his alleged killer’s cheek just weeks before his death.
Bradley Evennett, 32, reportedly died at the hands of his close friend Bradley Fletcher, 38, the same day the couple moved into their new Western Sydney home on Annan Ave in Melonba, near Mount Druitt, on Friday evening.
Mr Evennett reportedly died as a result of a planned MMA sparring match with Fletcher as his mentor.
However, a close relative of Evennett told Daily Mail Australia he had no interest in fighting.
“He was not a cage fighter, he did not start a career in MMA and had no intention of doing so,” they said.
“Bradley Fletcher didn’t mentor him at all.”
A new photo shows Bradley Fletcher (left) and Bradley Evennett (right) just seven weeks before they moved into a Melonba home together
NSW Police allege Fletcher murdered Mr Evennett and dumped his body 700 meters down the road from their new home (pictured, officers at Melonba home)
Instead, the family member says the 32-year-old died after an incident “while moving into their new home together.”
“There was no sparring match and I’m not sure where this story came from,” they said.
New South Wales Police allege Fletcher murdered Mr Evennett at their new home in Melonba sometime between 5.30pm and 6.30pm on Friday, March 22.
Fletcher is said to have then driven Mr Evennett 700 meters away and left his body on a footpath on Georgina Cres, where it was discovered by a mother walking with her two children, who called police.
“I passed that area, there was nothing there… when I came back after ten minutes, the man was here, I saw him,” she said Nine news.
Emergency services arrived on the scene at around 8.45pm and were unable to revive Mr Evennett, who police said had suffered ‘significant head and body injuries’.
Mr Evennett’s body was discovered on Friday evening with ‘significant head and body injuries’ by a mother and her two children (pictured on CCTV).
Paramedics on scene attempted to resuscitate Mr Evennett but were unable (photo, a bloodstain across the house)
A short time later, police were alerted to a nearby collision with a parked car in which the driver reportedly failed to stop.
Officers attending the scene identified the car as a vehicle of interest, with NSW Police claiming it was used to move Mr Evennett’s body.
Fletcher was found near the crash site, hiding in bushes.
He was charged with murder and formally refused bail at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.
Mr Evennett and Fletcher were reportedly close friends with a photo showing the pair sitting close on a sofa as Mr Evennett kissed Fletcher’s cheek.
The photo was taken just seven weeks before Mr Evennett’s death.
A relative of Mr Evennett said his family is struggling to come to terms with his death.
Mr Evennett (pictured) is remembered as a ‘gentle giant’, with a close relative claiming he was training to become an MMA fighter
Officers (pictured) were seen at the Annan Ave home on Sunday as the investigation continues, led by Strike Force Wilty
“He was a gentle giant… we don’t understand this and don’t know how it could have happened to him,” they told the newspaper Daily telegram.
“Brad was a nice person.”
Officers were seen at the Annan Ave home on Sunday as the investigation continues, led by Strike Force Wilty.
