Mother's Day tragedy: couple die in fire

'Recently, we listened to them cheering on Liverpool while they watched the match in their lounge.'

- YOSHINI PERUMAL

MOTHER'S Day took a tragic turn for a Chatsworth family when a couple burnt to death during a fire at their home.

Shanitha Jeevan, 61, and her husband Indran Naidoo, 65, of Woodhurst, were asleep when a fire broke out in the upper level of their double-storey home, at around 5.30am, on Sunday.

Jeevan, a mother of one, would have also celebrated her 61st birthday on Sunday.

The couple’s neighbour and chairperson of the Woodhurst Community Police Forum (CPF), Roy Rajoo, said he was getting ready to leave home when he noticed the couple’s home was in flames.

"I rushed to their property and also alerted the other CPF members on our WhatsApp chat. I was the first person on the scene. At that point, it was unclear whether the couple were in the house or not. Some of the neighbours said there was no one in the house. But we had to double check," said Rajoo.