{"id":50336,"date":"2026-02-19T16:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=50336"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:01:31","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignrobert-mugabes-son-arrested-in-hyde-park-after-alleged-shooting-of-23-year-old-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/19\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignrobert-mugabes-son-arrested-in-hyde-park-after-alleged-shooting-of-23-year-old-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Mugabe\u2019s son arrested in Hyde Park after alleged shooting of 23 year old man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189336\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189336\" class=\"wp-image-189336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Robert-Mugabes-son-arrested-in-Hyde-Park-after-alleged-shooting.jpg?resize=600%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Robert-Mugabes-son-arrested-in-Hyde-Park-after-alleged-shooting.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Robert-Mugabes-son-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-189336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bellarmine Mugabe arrested after shooting at a security guard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The youngest son of late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has been arrested in Johannesburg following a reported shooting at a luxury home in Hyde Park.<\/p>\n<p>South African police confirmed that two people were detained for questioning as they investigate a case of attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p>Among those taken into custody is Bellarmine Mugabe who is believed to be in his late twenties.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities a 23 year old man believed to be a gardener or security guard was shot during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The victim was rushed to hospital and is said to be in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi told the BBC that officers are still piecing together what happened.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators remain at the Hyde Park property where the shooting allegedly took place and are searching for a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>While police have not officially named Bellarmine Mugabe as a suspect reporters at the scene said they saw him in handcuffs.<\/p>\n<p>His name has since circulated widely in local media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier a man who identified himself as \u201cBatista\u201d and claimed to be part of the family\u2019s private security team told the SABC that he received a call asking for assistance at the property.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed frustration after he was denied access to the Hyde Park residence.<\/p>\n<p>Bellarmine Mugabe is the youngest child of Robert Mugabe and his second wife Grace Mugabe.<\/p>\n<p>The former Zimbabwean leader ruled the country for 37 years before being forced to resign in 2017. He died in 2019 at the age of 95.<\/p>\n<p>Police say investigations are ongoing as they work to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Robert #Mugabes #son #arrested #Hyde #Park #alleged #shooting #year #man<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Bellarmine Mugabe arrested after shooting at a security guard The youngest son of late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50336"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50338,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50336\/revisions\/50338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}