Grace Mugabe says 'drunk, unhinged' Gabriella Engels attacked her with a knife
11 September 2017
Cape Town – Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe has reportedly denied that she assaulted a young South African model Gabriella Engels, 20, after she allegedly found her with one of her two sons Bellarmine Chatunga at a hotel in Sandon last month.
According to a statement dated August 17 and seen by Reuters, Grace dismissed Engels' version of events as "malicious allegations" and maintained that she was attacked after "going to help her sons".
The first lady portrayed herself as the victim after intervening on behalf of her sons Chatunga and Robert jnr who were "in trouble with a drunken young woman".
"She was worried about them (sons) and went to see them at their hotel suite," read the statement. "Upon her arrival, Ms Engels, who was intoxicated and unhinged, attacked Dr Grace Mugabe with a knife after she was asked to leave the hotel."