Bellarmine Mugabe Case Delayed to April 17 After Bail Abandoned

Overview

• The Alexandra Regional Court postponed the case to April 17 for further investigation.
• No plea agreement was reached, and the magistrate said the state wants more time to build the case.
• The defense dropped a bail application after prosecutors argued the two could flee because they are allegedly in South Africa illegally.
• Bellarmine Mugabe, son of the late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, and Tobias Matonhodze face charges of attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, unlawful firearm possession, and contravening the Immigration Act.
• Police are still looking for the gun linked to the February shooting of a 23-year-old gardener at the Hyde Park home.