South Africa-Coup de Grace

SOUTH AFRICA

Coup De Grace

South Africa issued an arrest warrant for Grace Mugabe, the former first lady of Zimbabwe, on charges of assaulting a model with an extension cord in 2017.

Police spokesman Vishnu Naidoo said on Wednesday that the warrant had been issued nearly a week earlier, according to the BBC. “I can confirm that a warrant for the arrest of Grace Mugabe was issued last Thursday,” Naidoo said, adding that the South African authorities are seeking the assistance of Interpol to enforce the warrant.

A South African court stripped Mugabe of diplomatic immunity in July.

Gabriella Engels has claimed that Mugabe beat the “hell out of me” with an electric extension cord in a hotel room in Johannesburg. Mugabe, the second wife of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, says she acted in self-defense when the “intoxicated and unhinged” model attacked her.

The alleged assault took place about three months before a military takeover in Zimbabwe resulted in Robert Mugabe’s resignation after 37 years in power.