A security
incident report has shed new light on the chaotic events that unfolded as
Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe went on a rampage at a luxury hotel in
Johannesburg.
Mugabe’s
violent attack on guests and staff at the Capital 20 West in Sandton caused a
diplomatic crisis – and outrage in South Africa – but she was granted
diplomatic immunity and allowed to leave the country without being prosecuted.
The reporter
has seen an official report about the incident‚ compiled by Aragon Security‚
whose officers responded to the scene last Sunday.
It reveals the
scale of the rampage‚ directed at her own sons‚ their friends and guests‚ how
hotel staff‚ security‚ armed response‚ police and a security company task team
were summoned to deal with the chaos.
The report also
alleged that police who were summoned to the unfolding drama‚ instructed
security officers not to touch the first lady or her entourage of bodyguards.
“The Police
officers provided no assistance whatsoever and failed to take the necessary
statements at the time of the incident‚” said the report.
The reporter
has put the allegation to SAPS spokesman Brigadier Vish Naidoo and will publish
his response in an updated story.
Mugabe‚ who
arrived at the hotel with several bodyguards and a police escort around 9pm on
Sunday night‚ was accused of assaulting 20-year-old Gabriella Engels and two of
her friends.
The Sunday
Times reported that a hotel employee was shoved out of the way by one of
Mugabe’s sons during the fracas and subsequently suffered a miscarriage. times
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