Suspected drug kingpin, Yaganathan ‘Teddy Mafia’ has been shot in an apparent botched robbery at his home in Shallcross on Monday afternoon.
Two men were also attacked and beheaded. Their bodies were burnt.
“We are not sure who did this,” the activist said.
A member of the Shallcross Community Policing Forum declined to comment on the rumours regarding the shooting. He said he was waiting to find out more before commenting to the police.
Meanwhile, videos and graphic images from the scene have been shared on various social media platforms. In one of the videos, two bodies are seen lying on the road, the severed heads lie near the bodies. In another video, a fire was made and debris is seen covering the bodies.
Metro police spokesperson, Snr Superintendent Parboo Sewpersad, said the situation is volatile and urged people to avoid the area.
KZN SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker, said that at approximately 2 pm the owner of the property known as Teddy Mafia had informed his daughter that he was expecting visitors.
“Upon the arrival of the suspects at their home, the daughter proceeded to the back of their property were she heard gunshots. The daughter then established that her father had been shot. The community apprehended both suspects and they set them alight thereafter beheading the both of them,” he said.
Naicker said when police officers arrived at the scene the community opened fire at them.
Police called in the Public Order Policing Unit who dispersed the crowd with no injuries.
“The owner of the property Teddy Mafia succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital. Police did not seize any firearms at the scene. At this stage, it is unknown if the suspects were on foot or in a vehicle. Police will investigate three dockets of murder,” Naicker said.
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