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Grace Mugabe's son misrepresents facts before court
22 Jun 2015 at 02:47hrs | Views
First Lady Grace Mugabe's first born son Russell Goreraza allegedly made misrepresentation at the Harare Magistrates Court over his marital status in a reported bid to walk away with a lenient sentence after being recently convicted of culpable homicide.
Goreraza allegedly misled the court two weeks ago when he appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Vakayi Douglas Chikwekwe on a charge of fatally running over a city vagrant.
However NewsDay claims that it has it on good record that Goreraza's divorce matter was still pending at the High Court under case number HC11013/14.
According to the court papers, President Robert Mugabe's step son filed for divorce against Gladys Chiedza Goreraza (nee Chiwaya) on December 11 last year and the matter was yet to be entertained by the judges of the High Court.
Goreraza told the court that he was a divorcee who was looking after his minor child with his "former" wife.
Goreraza's submission, however, persuaded Chikwekwe to spare him a jail term and instead fined him $800 for an offence which often attracts incarceration and cancellation of the driver's licence or prohibition from driving for a certain period.
Goreraza allegedly misled the court two weeks ago when he appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Vakayi Douglas Chikwekwe on a charge of fatally running over a city vagrant.
However NewsDay claims that it has it on good record that Goreraza's divorce matter was still pending at the High Court under case number HC11013/14.
Goreraza told the court that he was a divorcee who was looking after his minor child with his "former" wife.
Goreraza's submission, however, persuaded Chikwekwe to spare him a jail term and instead fined him $800 for an offence which often attracts incarceration and cancellation of the driver's licence or prohibition from driving for a certain period.
Source - newsday
