Last but not least: With diamond rings reporter beaten up
In Hong Kong, a British photographer has been beaten up by the wife of Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe. The photographer said that the many diamond rings on her fingers were particularly painful.
Journalists do not only live dangerously in war zones: According to his own account, a British photographer was recently beaten up by the wife of Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe in Hong Kong. A bodyguard held photographer Richard Jones while Mrs. Mugabe punched him several times in the face.
Jones wanted to take pictures of Grace Mugabe outside a Hong Kong luxury hotel on Thursday, he reported Sunday. When the 43-year-old wife of Zimbabwe's dictator caught sight of him, she went completely berserk, he said. "She was furious," said Jones, who had to be treated by a doctor after the assault. The quick-witted first lady inflicted several cuts and bruises on him, he said. The many diamond rings on her fingers were particularly painful, he said.
A correspondent for the British newspaper "Sunday Times," Michael Sheridan, confirmed the incident. Three or four bodyguards had even tried to pursue Jones after he had managed to break away. But a security guard prevented them from doing so, he said. The journalists were working on an article about the Mugabes' luxurious lifestyle, which contrasts with the poverty of the Zimbabwean people. Nearly half of Zimbabwe's people rely on food aid.
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Jones wanted to take pictures of Grace Mugabe outside a Hong Kong luxury hotel on Thursday, he reported Sunday. When the 43-year-old wife of Zimbabwe's dictator caught sight of him, she went completely berserk, he said. "She was furious," said Jones, who had to be treated by a doctor after the assault. The quick-witted first lady inflicted several cuts and bruises on him, he said. The many diamond rings on her fingers were particularly painful, he said.
A correspondent for the British newspaper "Sunday Times," Michael Sheridan, confirmed the incident. Three or four bodyguards had even tried to pursue Jones after he had managed to break away. But a security guard prevented them from doing so, he said. The journalists were working on an article about the Mugabes' luxurious lifestyle, which contrasts with the poverty of the Zimbabwean people. Nearly half of Zimbabwe's people rely on food aid.
(Image: Keystone)
