88 Amani Trust case number 926 Report number Sex male 64 Name M.M Age 33 ID number Province Harare District Harare Boilermaker - foreman Date of report 28/03/02 Nature of incident Assault Date of incident 24/03/02 Perpetrators Riot police Case history A group of riot police went to Budiriro 2 and beat up people indiscriminately. M.M. was assaulted with a rifle butt and batons across the head and back. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 3 On clinical examination 4 days after the event, the patient had a 2cm laceration on his right forehead, which was sutured. He had 4 deep haematomas on his left arm, of a similar shape and size to a rifle butt injury, and six similar deep haematomas on his back, and then one on his left anterior thigh. He also had numerous train track injuries on his back, consistent with being whipped. There was no evidence of any fractures. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.