A twenty-year-old model Gabriella Engels claims Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe assaulted her with an extension cord in Sandton mid last month.
Mrs. Mugabe was in South Africa to have her foot examined following an accident at the Harare international airport.
els said she was visiting Mugabe’s two sons Robert and Chatunga at the Capital 20 West Hotel when bodyguard asked her to leave the brothers and wait in a separate room before Mugabe allegedly started beating her.
“When Grace Mugabe entered I had no idea who she was. She walked in with an extension cord and just started beating me with it,” Engels told News24 over the phone.
Engels said Mugabe accused her of living with her sons. Engels opened a case of assault against the 52-year-old First Lady but despite widespread calls for Grace Mugabe to be prosecuted, she has been granted diplomatic immunity.