Family seeks answers after Carlton Naidu’s murder in Phoenix

Police are investigating the murder of 27-year-old Carlton Naidu in Phoenix, Arizona. According to family members, witnesses saw him being chased before he was attacked. Naidu's body was discovered with multiple stab wounds on Strandbrook Road around 3:45 pm on Wednesday. It is believed he was sitting on the steps of a tuckshop on Cardham Road, eating chips, when he was targeted by three men.

Carlton's uncle, Shaldon Naidoo, stated that witnesses reported Carlton running away from the men who had chased him on Cardham Road before he was beaten up and stabbed. Upon arriving at Strandbrook Road around 4:10 pm, Naidoo found his nephew's body lying between the pavement and the road with seven stab wounds to the heart, cuts on his back, a gash on his temple, and an arm injury that suggested he had tried to defend himself.

Naidoo emphasized that the attack was brutal, indicating someone sought to silence Carlton. He explained that Carlton was well-known in the neighborhood, often seen at the tuckshop looking for odd jobs and occasionally handing over money to purchase items. Naidoo's sister, Desreen Naidu, expressed her heartbreak over her eldest son's death.

The police informed him of an imminent arrest. Lieutenant Colonel Paul Magwaza of the South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed that the police are investigating a case of murder.