twenty - year - old gabriella engels has accused mugabe attacked her . engels posted several photos on social media showing a gash gabriella engels following an alleged assault by grace mugabe on sunday ( supplied ) johannesburg – a twenty - year - old model claims zimbabwean first lady grace mugabe assaulted her with an extension cord in sandton on sunday evening . image copyright gabriella engels zimbabwean first lady grace mugabe has so far failed to appear in a south african court over an assault case despite officials saying she would do . south african woman has accused mrs mugabe was . the zimbabwean mail reported that mugabe ’s two sons robert and chatunga at the capital 20 west hotel whom she met through a mutual friend on saturday . gabriella engels accused mrs mugabe , 52 , of hitting her after finding her with her two sons in a hotel room in sandton , a plush suburb north of johannesburg , the bbc 's pumza fihlani reports . johannesburg – zimbabwe 's first lady , grace mugabe suffered a minor injury at harare international airport after the presidential limousine tried to drive off before she ’d got in . the attack is said to have happened johannesburg ( ap ) — the wife of zimbabwe 's president handed herself over to police in south africa on tuesday after being accused of assaulting a young woman sunday night at an upscale johannesburg hotel , south africa 's police minister said . zimbabwe local media is reporting that the presidential limousine made a sudden movement as the first lady was getting in , resulting in her injuring her ankle .