Johannesburg – Bellarmine Mugabe has pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and contravening South Africa’s immigration laws.
The charges relate to a February shooting at his Hyde Park residence in Johannesburg, where a 23-year-old employee, Sipho Mahlangu, was critically injured.
His co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, illegal immigration, and possession of ammunition.
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Bellarmine Mugabe has pleaded GUILTY to pointing of firearm and contravening the country’s immigration laws.
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Both appeared in the Alexandra Regional Court north of Johannesburg.
The matter has been postponed to April 24. This is to determine whether the victim, Mahlangu, was compensated and to obtain further information about the whereabouts of the firearm used in the shooting.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
