Police in Stara Zagora have detained three people over the killing of a 63-year-old man, whose body was found on a pavement with a stab wound to the chest, the regional police directorate in the city said.

At 4:10pm on 11 October, a call to the 112 emergency line reported a person who had fallen on a street in Stara Zagora. Police and medical teams went to the scene and confirmed the man was dead and had a wound. The dead man has been identified.

During the search, officers found and detained a 48-year-old man for up to 24 hours. A 49-year-old woman and a 55-year-old man were also detained. Police say the two were involved in the crime.

Pre-trial proceedings have begun.

In July, the body of a 22-year-old man was found next to a residential building in the Tri Chuchura – North district of Stara Zagora.

Three men have been charged with murder in the village of Cherna Gora, in Bratya Daskalovi municipality. In late August, the Court of Appeal in Plovdiv upheld their detention in custody, which the Stara Zagora District Court had ordered.