Nadia Khan
nadia.khan@inl.co.za TWO Phoenix policemen have been found not guilty of killing a Phoenix man, but Judge Bruce Bedderson, sitting in the Durban High Court, was critical of the manner in which they conducted themselves.
Warrant Officer Theagasen Naidoo, 47, of Stoneham Drive, Phoenix, and Constable Tristan Pillay, 33, of Eastbury, Phoenix, were found not guilty of killing Seelan Pillay. The victim was 46 when he died on May 12, 2019.
Two other Phoenix men, brothers, Anben “Fat Cat” Chinsamy, 48, of Ravenstone Place, and Sugendran “Shoes” Chinsamy, 32, of Treehaven Place, were co-accused in the matter.
They were found guilty of murder and are on bail awaiting sentencing.
Pillay, of Grassfern Road, in Phoenix, died after he was set alight on May 10, 2019. He was badly burnt and…
