South Africa deports Mugabe’s son after separate offences, three months after shooting at family home
Summary
Robert Mugabe’s youngest son, Bellarmine Mugabe, was fined and ordered to leave South Africa after admitting to breaking immigration laws and pointing a toy gun in a threatening way. His cousin, Tobias Matonhodze, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder and other charges from a shooting incident at the Mugabe family home.Key Facts
- Bellarmine Mugabe was fined 600,000 rand (about £26,770) for two offenses, including immigration violations and threatening behavior with a toy gun.
- Tobias Matonhodze pleaded guilty to attempted murder, firearms offenses, and breaking immigration laws. He was sentenced to three years in prison.
- The shooting incident occurred on 19 February at the Mugabe family home in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- The victim, Sipho Mahlungu, was shot in the back and later accepted a financial settlement to withdraw charges.
- Robert Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for nearly 40 years before being removed in a 2017 coup.
- Bellarmine Mugabe has a history of being arrested in Zimbabwe for assault-related incidents.
- Grace Mugabe, their mother, avoided court charges in South Africa in 2017 by claiming diplomatic immunity.
- The court considered both men first-time offenders and took into account their guilty pleas and time already spent in prison.
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