Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said the attack happened at about 12pm on Thursday, Review Online reported.
“It is alleged that a group of men accosted the man next to the taxi rank on the corner of Buite and Devenish Street, where they stripped him naked and assaulted him using sticks and stones,” he said.
“He died as a result of the beating,” added Ngoepe.
The motive behind the incident is still unknown.
No arrests have been made as yet, and police investigations continue.
– Caxton News Service
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