Police refute Mbalula's Mugabe claims

The first lady of Zimbabwe has been accused of assault. 

It follows an alleged altercation at a Sandton hotel on Sunday night. 

Police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo confirms a 20-year-old woman laid a criminal charge at the Sandton Police Station. 

However, he denies Mugabe handed herself over to police and as a suspect can only appear in court once she has been arrested. 

The 20-year-old woman alleges the Zimbabwean first lady lashed her with an extension cord.

Pictures on social media appear to show the 20-year-old with a bleeding wound on her forehead. 

According to Mbalula, Mugabe was expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court this afternoon following the allegations of assault.