By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The SA Police Services (SAPS) have arrested two suspects for the shooting of an employee at home of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in Sandton.
Speaking to the media outside the premises, Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed that the two suspects will be taken into custody and are likely to be charged with attempted murder.
Bellarmine Mugabe, who in his late 20s, is one of the two suspects arrested and was taken into custody. The victim is in hospital and in a critical condition, she added.
Initial reports stated that Mugabe had barricaded himself in his room, but Nevhuhulwi confirmed he and his companion were cooperating with authorities.
Police are currently at the scene in Hyde Park and are searching for a firearm.
Nevhuhulwi said, “We have our dog unit inside, and some of our officers inside searching for the firearm.”
Bellarmine is the youngest son of Robert and his second wife Grace Mugabe. Robert Mugabe, who died in 2019, led Zimbabwe for 37 years before being forced out of power at the age of 93 in 2017.