Time for accountability 23 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. Amnesty International AI Index: AFR 46/028/2008

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