Zimbabwe's offset lady Grace Mugabe flew habitation from South Africa on Sunday, province media said, ending a calendar week of confusion over her whereabouts afterward she allegedly assaulted a model.
Mugabe, who has sought diplomatic immunity but is sought yesteryear police pull for allegedly attacking the 20-year-old model at a Johannesburg hotel, flew habitation amongst her hubby inwards the early on hours of Sunday, world broadcaster ZBC reported.
"President Comrade Robert Mugabe returned home... accompanied yesteryear the First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe... inwards the early on hours of this morn aboard an Air Republic of Zimbabwe plane," the broadcaster said.
The president had flown to South Africa on Midweek to attend a two-day regional leaders' summit inwards Pretoria that began Sabbatum -- which police pull said she had been expected to attend.
Grace Mugabe has non been seen since the allegations were made in addition to failed to look at the summit.
Anticipating her arrival, a grouping of protesters had gathered outside, some waving signs reading "Grace is a disgrace".
The 93-year-old president appeared to cutting curt his catch to wing habitation early, skipping the mo 24-hour interval of talks amidst leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
South African police pull had said they were on high alarm to brand certain Mugabe's 52-year-old married adult woman did non operate out the province amongst officials reportedly weighing upwards whether to upshot an arrest warrant.
Hot-tempered
The offset lady is alleged to convey assaulted Gabriella Engels amongst an electrical extension cable on August thirteen at the hotel where the model was staying amongst Mugabe's 2 sons who convey a reputation for partying.
Engels said she suffered deep cuts to her brow in addition to the dorsum of her caput in addition to has opened a police pull illustration alleging fix on amongst intent to produce grievous bodily harm.
On Wednesday, Mugabe applied for diplomatic immunity although South African officials were non instantly available on Sabbatum to tell whether or non her asking had been granted.
Seen equally a potential successor to her husband, Grace Mugabe is known for her temper.
In 2009, she successfully claimed immunity inwards Hong Kong afterward repeatedly punching a British lensman for taking pictures of her at a luxury hotel.
Political headache
The alleged fix on is a political headache for South Africa in addition to Republic of Zimbabwe which are unopen neighbours amongst deep economical in addition to historical ties.
Zimbabwean officials convey declined to comment on the allegations against the offset lady or her immunity claim.
'A thug'
On Sunday, Zimbabwe's province media made its offset advert of the alleged assault, hitting out at the "media frenzy" in addition to proverb in that place was "nothing meaningful beingness said".
But a spokesman for Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said Mugabe should non last granted immunity, describing her equally "a thug in addition to fierce mortal who committed a heinous fix on on an innocent immature woman."
"Whatever is legally possible should last done to ensure that she faces the total wrath of the law. There should last no impunity," MDC spokesman Obert Gutu told AFP.
"She is a disgrace in addition to she owes us an apology for tarnishing our epitome equally a nation."
And AfriForum, a pro-Afrikaner civil rights scheme which helps victims of criminal offense in addition to has vowed to assist Engels seek justice, likewise denounced what it said was a regional "culture of impunity".
"We convey corrupt authorities people (...) who are protecting i another," said Willie Spies, a lawyer for AfriForum, suggesting the authorities had turned a blind optic to her departure.
"She has left the country. The whole affair was done secretly.”
AFP