The son of late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, have abandoned their bail application. Instead, they have elected to enter into plea negotiations with the state.
The matter is reportedly expected to return to court on March 17. The two will remain in custody.
The pair appeared at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning, where they had been expected to make a formal bail application.
The case had previously been postponed at the same court last Thursday because of a power outage.
Mugabe and Matonhodze face several charges, including attempted murder, possession of a firearm and ammunition, defeating the ends of justice, theft, pointing a firearm, and contravening the Immigration Act.
The two are accused of shooting a 23-year-old employee of Mugabe at his Hyde Park home in February, leaving the victim in a critical condition.
