CONFIRMED: SAPS set to probe Durban attorneyâs death By IOL Reporter Share DURBAN â The police in KwaZulu-Natal have confirmed that an inquest docket has been opened following the death of well-known Durban attorney, Theasen Pillay, who was found dead at an uMhlanga apartment on Friday. KZN police spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala, said the matter is under investigation by the Durban North SAPS. Gwala said Durban North police received a complaint of a man who was found with stab wounds on Solstice Drive in uMhlanga Ridge. âThey proceeded to the scene where a body of a 47-year-old man was found inside the bedroom with two stab wounds on the chest and on the left hand.