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UPDATE: Mugabe’s son hit with additional charge

JOHANNESBURG - The youngest son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe will now face an additional charge of defeating the ends of justice.

He is expected to appear before the Alexandra Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Bellarmine Mugabe also faces an attempted murder charge after an alleged shooting incident at the family's Hyde Park home.

While police found cartridges at the premises on Thursday, they're yet to find the gun used in the shooting.

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The K9 dog unit, as well as police divers, have searched unsuccessfully for the firearm.

Mugabe has spent the weekend in custody along with another male suspect after their arrest on Thursday.

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