Mugabe’s son arrested over ‘assault’ during luxury car smuggling probe
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the son of Zimbabwe’s late former president Robert Mugabe, has been arrested in connection with an assault case, police say. He was one of five men arrested…
Zimbabwe's late former president Robert Mugabe's son, Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, has been arrested in relation to an assault case, according to police. He was among five men apprehended on Tuesday while investigating the suspected smuggling of two high-end cars into the country, reported The New Zimbabwe. The cars have been confiscated by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission.
Mugabe, who is 29 years old, is the youngest of Robert Mugabe and Grace Mugabe's children. Robert Mugabe, who passed away in 2019, governed Zimbabwe for 37 years before being removed from office at the age of 93 in 2017. Police stated that Mugabe was taken into custody along with Munashe Mubawu, 43, Terrence Johannes Chinyemba, 42, Fredson Peter, 33, and Solomon Pamire, 34.
The five individuals were detained in connection with an alleged assault that occurred at the Brompton Guest Lodge in Harare around 6:30 PM local time (4:30 PM GMT) on November 3. They are scheduled to make their appearance in court on November 5.
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