US EditionRobert Mugabe's Son, Bellarmine, to Be Deported From South Africa
Matonhodze pleaded guilty to attempted murder and firearm charges, while the court heard Sipho Mahlangu is due R400,000 in compensation.
- On Wednesday, the Alexandra Regional Court in Johannesburg sentenced Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze for charges linked to a February shooting at a Hyde Park residence.
- The February 19 incident left 23-year-old gardener Sipho Mahlangu critically injured after he was shot while attempting to flee. Both men remained in custody following the shooting.
- Magistrate Renier Boshoff fined Mugabe R600,000, ordering 24 months imprisonment for pointing an object "likely to be perceived as a firearm" and 18 months for immigration violations. He was ordered deported to Zimbabwe.
- Pleading guilty to attempted murder and other charges, Matonhodze received an effective three-year prison sentence. The court ruled he will be deported to Zimbabwe upon completing his incarceration.
- Mahlangu is to receive R400,000 in total compensation, with R150,000 still outstanding from prior payments. Investigating officer Craig Raj expressed concerns that the missing firearm hampers the investigation's full scope.
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Mugabe avoids jail time, is deported and fined R600,000 over shooting incident
The trial of Bellarmine Mugabe, son of late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, and his cousin Tobias Matonhodze has concluded with Mugabe’s immediate deportation and a R600,000 fine. Matonhodze, who pleaded guilty to the more serious charges, has been sentenced to three years in prison.
A son of late Zimbabwe President Mugabe ordered to be deported from South Africa after convictions - The Morning Sun
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A magistrate ordered a son of the late Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to be immediately deported from South Africa on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to two criminal charges earlier this month. Magistrate Renier Boshoff ordered that Bellarmine Mugabe be taken by police from the courthouse to an international airport in Johannesburg and be sent back to Zimbabwe. Mugabe, 29, had pleaded guilty to brandishing an object "like…
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