3.9 Complainant H 3.9.1 Complainant H resides in Komboniyatsva, Epworth and she alleges that on Monday 4 July 2016 she and her two children, a 16 year old male and a 9 year old daughter were at home and she encouraged her children to stay at home since there had been a clash between the touts and the police and there was unrest. She lit a fire so she could prepare lunch for her children. While outside her son shout that the police were coming to their house as he could see them through the window. She went inside the house to be with her children. Within minutes the door to their house had been broken by the Anti-riot police and they threw canisters of tear gas into the house. The mother and her children were forced to take refuge outside as it became unbearable to stay in the house. 3.9.2 Her son was then taken by the police and was assaulted in his face with their baton sticks in her full view. She made an attempt to intervene but she was also assaulted with baton sticks and she sustained injuries on her right hand. Complainant and her son were made to lie on the ground and the riot police heavily assaulted them. Complainant was told to go back home and when she made efforts to go back with her son the efforts were futile. She followed the police and her son for a while despite being told to go back her. Her husband arrived from work and followed them. This time when the police told her to go back home she complied as she felt that at least her son who had not done anything wrong would at least be with his father. 3.9.3 However, her husband was also told to lie down, he was assaulted by the Anti-riot police and then told to go home. When complainant realized that her son had been left alone, she tried to follow the police but she was told that he had been taken to Harare Central Police Station. She only managed to travel to Harare the next day, Tuesday 5 July 2016. She made efforts to see her child which were not fruitful as she was shuffled from one office to the other. However, she was told to buy him food which she did even though she alleged that the food did not reach her son. 3.9.4 The next day Wednesday 6 July 2016 she was told that her son would appear in court and she got an opportunity to see him. However, she could not say anything to him but she was allowed to buy him food. She was also not allowed to assist him in court and wasn’t even allowed in the court room as it was full as she would have wanted to tell the authorities that her son Page 8 of 37