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South African Court Finds Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Guilty of Assault

Mandla Mandela - Photo Credit: www.publicnewshub.com

Nelson Mandela’s eldest grandson and current member of parliament, Mandla Mandela, was convicted of assault by a regional court on Tuesday.

Mandla Mandela – Photo Credit: www.publicnewshub.com

Local media reported that this followed an alleged road-rage incident in 2013.

Mandela, who is also a traditional chief in the Eastern Cape village of Mvezo where his famous grandfather was born, will face sentencing at a date yet to be announced.

Prosecutors had charged Mandla with assault and brandishing a gun at another man.

Local media said at the time the younger Mandela was reported to have drawn a gun on a 44 year-old teacher whose vehicle had collided with one driven by a guest of Mandla’s.

The teacher later had to undergo emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain, local media said.

Mandla made headlines earlier in 2013 when a judge ordered him to return the remains of three of Nelson Mandela’s children – including those of his father – from a memorial centre.

The centre is dedicated to his grandfather.

He had been sued by more than a dozen of Mandela’s relatives who wanted the remains returned.

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