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| Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe due in South Africa court over assault | Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe due in South Africa court over assault |
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| Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, is due in court in South Africa following reports of an alleged assault, South Africa's police minister says. | Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, is due in court in South Africa following reports of an alleged assault, South Africa's police minister says. |
| Fikile Mbalula said: "She's not under arrest because she co-operated and handed herself over to the police." | Fikile Mbalula said: "She's not under arrest because she co-operated and handed herself over to the police." |
| She is alleged to have attacked a young woman at a Johannesburg area hotel. | She is alleged to have attacked a young woman at a Johannesburg area hotel. |
| The woman, 20, accused Mrs Mugabe, 52, of hitting her in the face and put images of a head wound on social media. Mrs Mugabe has not yet commented. | The woman, 20, accused Mrs Mugabe, 52, of hitting her in the face and put images of a head wound on social media. Mrs Mugabe has not yet commented. |
| South African police confirmed that the 20-year-old had registered a case of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. | South African police confirmed that the 20-year-old had registered a case of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. |
| Mrs Mugabe allegedly attacked the woman with an extension cord after finding her with her two sons in a hotel room in Sandton, a plush suburb north of Johannesburg, reports the BBC Pumza Fihlani. | |
| The attack is said to have happened on Sunday evening. | The attack is said to have happened on Sunday evening. |
| Who is Grace Mugabe? | Who is Grace Mugabe? |
| Mrs Mugabe is seen as a staunch defender of President Robert Mugabe, 93, and is the leader of the powerful women's league of Zimbabwe's governing Zanu-PF party. | |
| Zimbabwe Information Minister Christopher Mushowe told the BBC that he was unaware of the allegation. | Zimbabwe Information Minister Christopher Mushowe told the BBC that he was unaware of the allegation. |
| Mrs Mugabe was in South Africa to be treated for an ankle injury, sustained during a road accident last month, when the alleged assault took place, according to Zimbabwean media. | Mrs Mugabe was in South Africa to be treated for an ankle injury, sustained during a road accident last month, when the alleged assault took place, according to Zimbabwean media. |
| It is not clear whether she was travelling on a diplomatic or a normal passport. | It is not clear whether she was travelling on a diplomatic or a normal passport. |