Case 9 23 year old male from Jerusalem, Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe. History “On Monday 2nd June, 2003 I was asked to go and fetch a friend from the Hospital. On the way I met 5 youths in Police riot uniform carrying baton sticks. We were accused of wanting to go to State House and asked if we really thought we could get there. I was then handcuffed and taken to ZRP Machipisa. En route to the Police Station they beat me on the back, legs, soles of my feet and my head and ear. I cannot hear properly now. They were saying “do you think you can take over the government, you have no Police Force, we will beat you until this comes right”. I was detained in the cells with over 70 others. There was not room to lie down it was so full. There were two other men with me who were also beaten (names withheld) – one of them so badly that he cannot walk. We were released after paying a fine of $3000 for Breach of the Peace.” Examination Findings The patient had a ruptured right tympanic membrane, and painful right cheek. He had extensive linear bruising over his back consistent with being hit with batons, extensive deep bruising of his buttocks and posterior thighs and moderate swelling and tenderness of both plantar surfaces of his feet, consistent with ‘falanga’ (beating of the soles of the feet).