strangled, genital torture, and being beaten while restrained. Others reported being beaten with  a weapon by a state agent.   The largest group of physical offences reported, involved being beaten with a weapon (112),  while other clients reported being kicked and punched. A few reported being burnt, being shot or  being stabbed. A few people reported fairly minor injuries incurred while running away during  the dispersal of gatherings by riot squads, during which they fell over or fell into ditches and  sustained injuries  Graph 5: Types of physical offences reported by victims: January to March 2011      8.  Medical findings  Medical findings showed a high degree of corroboration with the claims of victims.        There were a large number of soft tissue injuries –bruises, haematomas and disfigurement. 69% of clients showed such injuries. 53 clients showed welts and lacerations, specific soft tissue injuries that are highly corroborative of claims to have been beaten with sticks, electrical cable and other long, narrow weapons. Those who claimed falanga, gunshot wounds, burns, stabbings and genital torture, were all found to have injuries consistent with their claims. 44