An alleged shooting inside a Hyde Park mansion just turned into an attempted murder charge that could wreck a political heir’s already messy track record.
Hyde Park shooting and arrest
Hyde Park shooting and arrest
- Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe was detained on 19 February 2026 in Johannesburg.
- Police rushed to the Hyde Park house after reports of gunfire.
- Officers found a 23-year-old gardener bleeding from a single gunshot.
- Mugabe and a 33-year-old man were taken into custody there.
- Paramedics moved the gardener to the hospital in critical condition.
- Gauteng spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed a cartridge was recovered.
- A dog unit searched the property for the suspected firearm.
- Investigators linked the dispute to the gardener missing work.
- In 2023, Mugabe faced assault accusations tied to a Sandton nightclub.
- Police opened a case, though the public never saw the outcome.
- That episode added to his growing list of legal drama.
- South African authorities have dealt with him before.
- Last year, he was picked up twice in Zimbabwe.
- One arrest stemmed from disorderly conduct at a police roadblock.
- Another incident involved an alleged assault near a Mazowe family farm.
- Robert Jnr has also faced arrests over assault and drug claims.
