Durban Man Fatally Shot in Back at Get Together Allegedly by Family Member Over Loud Music During Loadshedding

Friday, January 20, 2023 at 12:17 PM by Lerato Mutsila

A Durban man was shot and killed at a family get-together in a dispute over loud music during loadshedding
Konbindren Chettiar was allegedly shot in the back by a distant relative who also happened to be a neighbour
The alleged killer was arrested at the scene and KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating a case of murder

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DURBAN - A KwaZulu-Natal family could have never anticipated that a get-together would end in the tragic death of one of their loved ones.

Kobindren Chettiar was killed when a neighbour and relative shot him in back — Kobindren Chettiar was fatally shot in a dispute over loud music. Image: Stock Image
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Kobindren Chettiar was gunned down by an angry neighbour, Marcie Mandrie, while attending a party at his elder brother, Hegandren Chettiar's house in Redfern, Pheonix on January 7.

According to the victim's other brother, Yesivan, Mandrie, who also happened to be related to the family, shouted at Hegandren to turn the music off about 30 minutes after loadshedding had started in the area.

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Yesivan said the get-together was coming to an end and people were leaving. The host Hegandren told Mandrie that they would talk when everyone had left.

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It wasn't long before the distant relative returned with a gun and started threatening the family and randomly firing shots, IOL reported.

Kobindren Chettiar allegedly tried to de-escalate the situation and told Mandrie that they were family and shouldn't fight over silly things. As Chettiar was walking away, the neighbour and relative opened fire and shot him in the back.

Chettiar died while the family was rushing him to the hospital.

Yesivan mourned:

“His wife has now been left without her husband and his eight-year-old son without a father.”

KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson, Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo said that Mandrie was arrested at the scene and a case of murder is being investigated, North Coast Rising Sun reported.

South Africans react to the murder of Kobindren Chettiar

South Africans mourn the fact that a life was lost over something as trivial as loud music.

Below are some comments:

Reshma Jowahir asked:

"So why didn't he just complain to the police? This shows what's happening to our state of mind in SA."

Carol Botha questioned:

"Why did they not invite him to the party, he was family?"

Shikisha Erich Mathye commented:

"Any argument or misunderstanding is solved by bullets firings in that province."

@DjMusiqueSA speculated:

"This was not about loud music."

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In another story, Briefly News reported a 28-year-old farmer was killed allegedly by a neighbouring farmer in the Free State on Sunday, January 8, leaving many citizens mourning.

His 56-year-old father was also allegedly assaulted during the incident when the neighbouring farmer complained about his cattle. The cattle are believed to have crossed over to the farm and damaged the fence.