Mugabe a broken old man

Mugabe a broken old man'Shocking claims have emerged that although ousted former president  Robert Mugabe (pictured) was a much-feared leader both at home and abroad, even in  his dotage, he was allegedly a "helpless" victim of domestic abuse by  his volatile wife Grace by the time he fell from power.

Although allegations to this effect had long been whispered within the  corridors of power, ex-aides of the former first family lifted the veil  of secrecy around their troubled lives at the weekend, telling the Daily  News on Sunday that Mugabe was "a broken man" when the military intervened in the governance of the country last year.