VIRGINIA – Two women and a man have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a 41-year-old man whose body was discovered with multiple injuries in Virginia’s central business district (CBD) on Saturday 17 October.

The suspects – identified as Nthabiseng Pitikoe (22), Refilwe Mothupi (21), and Siphosenkosi Majambe (30) – appeared in the Virginia court on Monday 19 October. They remain in custody.

According to police, officers responded to a complaint of a possible murder on the day of the incident. Upon arrival, they found the victim, identified as Orapeleng Sesinyi, lying motionless with serious head and facial injuries.

Several stones were reportedly found next to his body.

Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel declared Sesinyi dead at the scene.

Preliminary investigations by Virginia detectives and visible policing members indicated that the victim may have been stoned before he sustained his fatal injuries.

Information gathered during the investigation led police to a nearby filling station, where two of the alleged suspects were arrested. The third suspect was subsequently traced and arrested at a local hospital.

Police also confiscated blood-stained clothing allegedly found on all three suspects.

The motive for the incident remains unclear, and investigations are continuing.