Man killed in drive-by shooting near Teddy Mafiaâs house
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KZN police, the shooting took place in Taurus Street around 12 noon.
It is the same road alleged drug kingpin Yaganathan Teddy Mafia Pillay lived in and where he was killed in his home in January.
According to Captain Nqobile Gwala it is alleged the victim alighted from his vehicle when another vehicle passed along and fired shots towards him, hitting him in the head.
âHe was declared dead at the scene and a case of murder is being investigated by Chatsworth SAPS.â
Since Pillay was shot and the two men allegedly responsible for his murder, beheaded and burnt in full view of the community, there have been a number of drive-by shootings.
Man arrested for assisting to petrol bomb Shallcross home
By Jolene Marriah-Maharaj
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Durban - A 23 year old man has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder after he was found assisting another man to petrol bomb a house in Shallcross.
According to KZN police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, the suspect was expected to make his first appearance in the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
“On 13 February at 21:30pm the suspect was arrested by Chatsworth police in Shallcross after he assisted another male to petrol bomb a home.” She said police were summoned to the scene, retrieved a petrol bomb and disposed of it.
Alleged drug kingpin Teddy Mafiaâs family say they are receiving death threats
By Zainul Dawood
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DURBAN â THE family of slain Shallcross resident Yaganathan Pillay, 62, also known as Teddy Mafia, are still receiving death threats via social media.
Pillay, an alleged drug kingpin, was shot in his home by two men he told the family were friends on Monday afternoon. His death will be immortalised through videos and images, circulating worldwide, of the subsequent beheading of the two alleged hitmen outside his Taurus Street home. They were then set alight under a pile of planks and car tyres.
On Tuesday, a one-minute video clip circulated on social media with the lyrics of Tupac Shakurâs song