SUSPECT IN PHUTHI RAMARAâS DEATH BUST! Sibonelo Zwane Phuthi Ramara. A SUSPECT who allegedly assaulted, raped and strangled Phuthi Ramara (21) was arrested on Monday, 28 December. Captain Mavela Masondo told Daily Sun the suspect had been on the run since the discovery of Phuthi’s naked body by a jogger in a playground in Protea Glen, Soweto, earlier this month. He was bust in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni, following a tip-off. Masondo said the suspect was on his way to Joburg. “With the help of community members, we were able to corner the suspect (35), whose intention was to flee to Lesotho,” said Masondo.