Former President Mugabe’s son arrested – report

A son of Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe is being held by police in the capital, Harare, on allegations of being involved in the destruction of cars during a party over the weekend, the government-owned Herald newspaper reports.

Robert Mugabe Junior is likely to be charged with malicious damage to property, the newspaper adds.

He and his lawyers have not yet commented and there is no independent confirmation of the report.

He is the late Mr Mugabe’s second child with his surviving widow, Grace.