Death of Frances Rasuge
South African murder victim
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Frances Rasuge (born 10 June 1977; disappeared 27 August 2004) was a South African Police Services constable who was murdered by her boyfriend.[1] She made headlines in South Africa after her disappearance, with her remains being found in March 2012 in her boyfriend's backyard, years after her boyfriend, William Nkuna, was convicted.[2][3]
Frances Rasuge | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 June 1977 |
| Disappeared | 27 August 2004 (aged 27) Temba, South Africa |
| Occupation | Police constable |
Disappearance
Frances Rasuge disappeared in Temba on 27 August 2004, having been last seen in the company of her boyfriend, William Nkuna at a hairdressing salon. Blood belonging to Rasuge, which Nkuna maintained was menstrual blood, was found in Nkuna's car.[4][5] Nkuna had earlier also withdrawn money from Rasuge's bank account and used her supposedly missing phone after she disappeared.[6]
In November 2005, Judge Ronald Hendricks sentenced Nkuna, in the Mmabatho Circuit Court sitting in Ga-Rankuwa, to life imprisonment, though Rasuge's body had not been found.[7][8]
On 20 March 2012, construction workers discovered human bones while laying a foundation at Nkuna's house.[9][10] Almost a week later, Gauteng police announced that the DNA tests proved the remains were Rasuge's and she was buried on the 11 April 2012 in Honingnestkrans, Pretoria.[11]