Grace Mugabe hands herself in, will appear in court, over assault allegation
The Department of International Relations and Co-operation and a criminal lawyer say diplomatic immunity will not apply
Grace Mugabe‚ the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe‚ has presented herself to South African police and is due to appear in a Johannesburg court on Tuesday. This comes after a Johannesburg model claimed she was assaulted by Grace after being in the company of her two sons at the weekend. Gabriella Engels‚ 20‚ alleged she was assaulted at the Capital 20 West hotel in Sandton on Sunday night. Engels said she suffered gashes to her forehead and scalp. Brig Vishnu Naidoo declined to offer any details on the case when contacted telephonically on Tuesday morning. However‚ he subsequently issued a statement saying: “Since yesterday‚ it has emerged on several media and social media platforms that a 20-year-old South African woman was allegedly assaulted by a prominent woman at a hotel in Sandton. “The South African Police Service (SAPS) can confirm that after 4pm on August 14 2017‚ the 20-year-old woman registered a case of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. “The invest...
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