New Delhi, April 18 -- A son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe avoided being charged with attempted murder on Friday after reaching a plea deal in which he admitted to pointing a gun and breaking immigration laws in South Africa.

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, have been detained since mid-February, facing attempted murder charges following the shooting of Sipho Mahlangu, whom the police identified as an employee at the home. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Mugabe, 28, pleaded guilty to "the offense of pointing anything which is likely to lead a person to believe it is a firearm" in a separate incident and to illegally entering and staying in South Africa. He is the youngest son ...