Bellarmine Mugabe entered guilty pleas to the two charges after he was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg. The 28-year-old has been held in custody alongside co-accused Tobias Matonhodze, and appeared at the court in Alexandra on Friday. Lawyers for the men told the court they were prepared to return to their native Zimbabwe at their own expense if they do not receive a custodial sentence. Matonhodze, 33, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, illegal immigration and possession of ammunition. Mugabe - who was also previously charged with attempted murder - spoke only to confirm that he understood the charges and to enter his pleas. A spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) told the BBC that it wasn't initially clear who had fired the gun but after Matonhodze admitted it was him, the charges of attempted murder against Mugabe were dropped. Both men were arrested on 19 February after police were called to Mugabe's home in the upmarket Johannesburg suburb of Hyde Park. A man, believed to be a security guard, was taken to hospital in a critical condition after he was shot. Prosecutors previously told the court that the shooting followed a row between the three men inside the property, and that the victim was shot twice in the back outside as he tried to flee. Authorities, who conducted a search of the home, have yet to find the gun. Sentencing proceedings have been postponed to 24 April, the NPA said. (BBC)