–beaten in the head
AN autopsy conducted on Thursday on the remains of 23-year-old Ruthina Thomas of Baramita, North West District, has given as the cause of death asphyxiation due to manual strangulation, compounded by blunt trauma to head.
Thomas’ lifeless body was discovered at an empty house along the Baramita Airstrip earlier this week, and according to residents, she was sexually assaulted prior to her demise.
A suspect has reportedly been arrested in connection with her murder.
