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Zimbabwe's First Lady Accused Of Beating South African Model With Extension Cord

Grace Mugabe, wife of longtime President Robert Mugabe, allegedly assaulted a young woman who says she was in a hotel with Mugabe's sons. But so far, Mugabe has not handed herself over to police.

Zimbabwe's first lady failed to turn herself in to South African authorities Tuesday, evading accusations that she beat a South African model and her friend with an extension cord over the weekend. Grace Mugabe, who allegedly committed the assault in a Johannesburg hotel as her bodyguards looked on, had been scheduled to appear in court — but now

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