The lifeless body of an unidentified man was discovered on a pavement in the Verulam CBD.
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were dispatched to the scene after a passerby located the individual lying in a pool of blood on the pavement. On arrival, the deceased was found with stab wounds to his face and chest. A pool of blood was discovered a few meters away from his body.
The motive for the murder has not been established at this stage.