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Amani Trust case number
602
Report number
Sex
male
63
Name
K.K
Age
22
ID number
Province
Midlands
District
Gokwe
Employment
Unemployed
Date of report
17/01/02
Nature of incident
Assault
Date of incident
12/01/02
Perpetrators
Unknown youths
Case history
K.K. was with ten companions on 12/01/01 at Memoria Shops in Mhondoro when they
were accosted by a group of twenty youths. K.K. was attacked and was beaten with sticks
and bricks and was punched. The youths wanted to force him to accompany them to their
base, but he managed to escape.
Medical assessment
SRQ-8 Score: 1
On clinical examination 5 days after the assault, the patient had 2 healing superficial
abrasions on his occiput and left parietal area, and bilateral conjunctivitis. His visual
acuity was normal.
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