43 Amani Trust case number 914 Report number Sex male 19 Name P.C Age 31 ID number Province Mashonaland Central District Shamva Political Affiliation Date of report 23/03/02 Nature of incident Assault Date of incident 17/03/02 Employment Sampler – Shamva Mine Perpetrators Zanu PF youths Case history On 17/03/02 a group of Zanu PF youths arrived at the house of P.C. at Shamva Mine at 15.45pm. He was accused of being a member of the MDC and was beaten with slaps and sticks. One of the assailants bit him on the left thumb. After the assault, P.C. left for Harare. On 22/03/02, he returned to Shamva but on his first night home the same group returned and began to break down the windows and the roof of his house. P.C. managed to escape and fled to Harare. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 0 On clinical examination 9 days after the incident the patient had a septic 2x2cm lesion on his left thumb, consistent with a human bite. He was treated with antibiotics, and did not require surgical intervention. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.