- South African police are investigating Robert Mugabe’s son after he allegedly shot a gardener during a confrontation over missed work in northern Johannesburg
- The victim sustained a gunshot wound, was hospitalised, and spent cartridges were recovered at the scene
- Authorities say the family has refused to hand over the firearm, and three people present during the incident were taken into custody for questioning
Authorities in South Africa are probing an incident in which a son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe allegedly shot at a staff.
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The incident happened on Thursday, February 19, in northern Johannesburg.
How Robert Mugabe’s son found himself in trouble
According to the police, the suspect was caught in a confrontation with the victim, a gardener, over his alleged failure to report to work.
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“The victim is an employee of this particular resident, he’s a gardener. And apparently he did not come to work for some time and there was an altercation regarding that. So that is what we are getting. So it will also form part of the investigation,” the police said.
Meanwhile, the police faulted the family for refusing to cooperate with the investigators by refusing to produce the firearm used in the attack.
From the scene, the police recovered spent cartridges. The victim sustained one gunshot wound and was rushed to the hospital.
The three who were in the house at the time of the shooting were taken into police custody for questioning.
“It clearly shows that there is someone who has been shot. But where is the firearm that shot the person And there were only three people in this house at that time. So that’s why those two people that were in the house, they were taken in for questioning,” the police added.
Who shot gardener in Johannesburg?
The suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe.
Reports indicated that the matter was reported to the suspect’s mother, former First Lady Grace Mugabe, who, reportedly, cannot travel to South Africa to be with her son over an existing warrant of arrest dating back to 2017 relating to allegations of assault.
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Cases of people from influential families getting themselves on the wrong side of the law have often been reported across the world.
Despite police officers’ efforts, the gun was yet to be found as of Thursday night, with divers from the Johannesburg Fire Department arriving at the scene to comb through the swimming pool in the residence.
How Kenya’s former police boss’s son ended up on police radar
Back in Kenya, former Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai’s son, David Mwendwa, was ever prosecuted with two charges of causing death by dangerous driving after an accident involving his vehicle and two motorcycles.
Nairobi Traffic Commandant at that time, Joshua Omukata, dismissed claims of a police cover-up, stressing that investigations would proceed without regard to Mwendwa’s family ties, noting that the matter was strictly about the accident itself.
Mwendwa surrendered at Lang’ata Police Station after initially fleeing the scene, and authorities planned to conduct a medical examination to determine if he was intoxicated at the time.
Omukata emphasised that the investigation focuses solely on the driver in custody and not his parentage. The crash left two people dead and one critically injured.
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