Bellarmine Mugabe, the youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former President Robert Mugabe, has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting incident that left a young man critically injured in Johannesburg.
The 28-year-old appeared briefly in a South African court, where he was formally charged alongside his bodyguard. Dressed in black and appearing calm during the proceedings, Mugabe did not address the allegations, and neither he nor his legal team has issued a public statement.
The 28-year-old appeared briefly in a South African court, where he was formally charged alongside his bodyguard. Dressed in black and appearing calm during the proceedings, Mugabe did not address the allegations, and neither he nor his legal team has issued a public statement.
The incident happened at a property in Hyde Park, one of Johannesburg’s affluent neighbourhoods, where a 23-year-old man was shot and rushed to hospital in critical condition. Police officers who responded to the scene found bullet casings, but the firearm used in the attack has not yet been recovered, raising questions about what exactly transpired.
Bellarmine Mugabe is the youngest child of Robert Mugabe and his second wife, Grace Mugabe. His father ruled Zimbabwe for nearly four decades before being removed from power in a military intervention in 2017, and later died in 2019 at the age of 95.
As investigations continue, South African authorities are working to piece together the events leading up to the shooting, while the case has drawn attention across the region due to Mugabe’s powerful family legacy and the seriousness of the charges he now faces.
The incident happened at a property in Hyde Park, one of Johannesburg’s affluent neighbourhoods, where a 23-year-old man was shot and rushed to hospital in critical condition. Police officers who responded to the scene found bullet casings, but the firearm used in the attack has not yet been recovered, raising questions about what exactly transpired.
Bellarmine Mugabe is the youngest child of Robert Mugabe and his second wife, Grace Mugabe. His father ruled Zimbabwe for nearly four decades before being removed from power in a military intervention in 2017, and later died in 2019 at the age of 95.
As investigations continue, South African authorities are working to piece together the events leading up to the shooting, while the case has drawn attention across the region due to Mugabe’s powerful family legacy and the seriousness of the charges he now faces.
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