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a 19-month-old baby who was reportedly hit with a baton stick. According to sworn
affidavits of some of the victims, police singled out mothers with babies, elderly
women and young people with dreadlocks and beat them.
Many of the victims of this incident were seriously injured. About 68 people received
multiple blows to the head and 14 had confirmed fractures. Thirty-two, including
Ernest Mudzengi, were hospitalized. Despite visible injuries inflicted by police during
arrest, the injured were not offered medical care while in police custody. Among the
injured were eight women in their late 60s and another who was 77 years old.
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