A waitress at the Capital 20 West is reported to suffer a miscarriage after she was pushed by a fleeing Robert Mugabe Jr as he escaped from his mother’s wrath last Sunday. The attack happened at a Sandton Hotel and resulted in the assault on model Gabriella Engels, who alleged that she had been attacked with an extension cord.
A hotel employee said:
She was not hit by Grace. It was Robert jnr who pushed her out of the way as he ran away from his mother.
Grace did hit staff members … She was hitting everyone – her sons, their friends, the girls and staff members.
Garnet Basson, chief operating officer at The Capital Hotel Group refused to confirm the incident saying:
We are handling this thing internally. Please respect that. We will decide on how to deal with this matter going forward.
It’s the staff member’s privacy that we must respect. I can assure you that we are doing everything in all aspects to ensure that we follow the necessary steps.
Engels pressed assault charges against Grace, but the South African government granted diplomatic immunity to the First Lady, who has since left the country.
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