US EditionMugabe Shooting: Victim Paid R250,000 and Offered Additional R150,000
Investigators said the victim was offered R400,000, including R250,000 already paid in cash, as the court weighed jail time or a lighter sentence.
- On Friday, Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, and his cousin Tobias Matonhodze, 33, appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate's Court for sentencing but the matter was postponed to Wednesday.
- Charges stem from a February shooting at a Hyde Park residence that injured gardener Sipho Mahlangu, with Matonhodze pleading guilty to attempted murder while Mugabe admitted to firearm and immigration offenses.
- Investigating officer Colonel Raj Ramchunder told the court the victim received R400,000 in compensation, though the firearm used in the attack remains missing and complicates sentencing.
- Advocate Laurance Hodes requested a non-custodial sentence, arguing both men can pay fines, while Ramchunder demanded a harsh penalty, alleging the pair showed "no remorse" regarding the missing weapon.
- The Mugabe family has a history of legal issues in South Africa; Robert Mugabe Jnr appeared in a Harare court last year on a drug charge, and former first lady Grace Mugabe faced a 2017 assault allegation.
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Bellarmine Mugabe and his co-accused Tobias Matonhodze are expected to be sentenced in the Alexandra Regional Court on Friday morning following their guilty pleas in connection with a February shooting incident. The case relates to the attempted murder of Sipho Mahlangu, who was employed at the Mugabe family residence in Hyde Park, Johannesburg. Mahlangu was shot and wounded during the incident. Guilty pleas entered During their previous court a…
Hyde Park shooting | Mahlangu receives R250,000 compensation
Hyde Park shooting | Mahlangu receives R250,000 compensation Zandile.Khumalo Fri, 04/24/2026 - 19:30 JOHANNESBURG - Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Matonhodze briefly appeared in court after pleading guilty to several charges.The two pleaded guilty last week to the attempted murder of an employee, Sipho Mahlangu, who was shot twice in the back.Mahlangu has been awarded R400,000 in compensation. He has already received R250,000.READ | UP…
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