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South African police issue arrest warrant for Grace Mugabe
Source: The Guardian and agencies
South African police issue arrest warrant for Grace Mugabe
Zimbabwe’s former first lady accused of assaulting woman with electrical cord in hotel
Jason Burke Africa correspondent and agencies
Wed 19 Dec 2018 13.20 GMT
South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe’s former first lady Grace Mugabe in relation to an alleged assault on a woman in a hotel in Johannesburg last year.
Gabriella Engels accused Mugabe of beating the “hell out” of her with an electrical extension cord in a room at the Capital 20 West hotel in Johannesburg’s Sandton district. After the alleged assault came to light in August 2017, the South African government granted Mugabe diplomatic immunity. That immunity was overturned by a court this year after Engels, a model, challenged the decision.
“I can confirm that a warrant for the arrest of Grace Mugabe was issued last Thursday,” said Vishnu Naidoo, a spokesman for South Africa’s police service. He said police were seeking Interpol’s help to enforce the warrant.
There was no immediate comment from Mugabe or from authorities in Harare.
The 53-year-old was seen as a potential successor to her 94-year-old husband, Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe from 1980 until he was ousted in a coup late last year.
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Zimbabwe’s former first lady accused of assaulting woman with electrical cord in hotel
Jason Burke Africa correspondent and agencies
Wed 19 Dec 2018 13.20 GMT
South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe’s former first lady Grace Mugabe in relation to an alleged assault on a woman in a hotel in Johannesburg last year.
Gabriella Engels accused Mugabe of beating the “hell out” of her with an electrical extension cord in a room at the Capital 20 West hotel in Johannesburg’s Sandton district. After the alleged assault came to light in August 2017, the South African government granted Mugabe diplomatic immunity. That immunity was overturned by a court this year after Engels, a model, challenged the decision.
“I can confirm that a warrant for the arrest of Grace Mugabe was issued last Thursday,” said Vishnu Naidoo, a spokesman for South Africa’s police service. He said police were seeking Interpol’s help to enforce the warrant.
There was no immediate comment from Mugabe or from authorities in Harare.
The 53-year-old was seen as a potential successor to her 94-year-old husband, Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe from 1980 until he was ousted in a coup late last year.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/south-african-police-issue-arrest-warrant-for-grace-mugabe-zimbabwe-accused-assault-hotel