The alleged victim, 20-year-old Gabriella Engels, has accused Mugabe of barging into a hotel room on Sunday where Engels was waiting to meet one of Mugabe’s sons, and whipping her with an electric extension cable .Mugabe had been due to appear in court on Tuesday under a deal struck with authorities but failed to turn up.
Her 93-year-old husband, President Robert Mugabe, is also in South Africa for a regional summit, complicating the diplomatic dilemma confronting Pretoria. He came early, apparently to deal with the crisis involving his wife, who is seen as a possible successor to her aging husband.
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