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Amani Trust case number
753
Report number
Sex
male
68
Name
M.M
Age
27
ID number
Province
Mashonaland Central
District
Mvurwi
Employment
Unemployed
Date of report
22/02/03
Nature of incident
Assault
Date of incident
• 27/01/02
• 18/02/02
Perpetrators
Unknown assailants
Case history
M.M. was attacked by unknown assailants on 27/01/02 at Mvurwi Community Hall at
15.00h. He was hit with stones which were wrapped in a t-shirt. That evening at 22.00h
he was picked up by the police for public violence and detained for seventeen days. He
was released on bail of Z$2,000. M.M. was attacked for a second time on 13/03/02 at his
home and was assaulted with sticks and kicks.
Medical assessment
SRQ-8 Score: 1
On clinical examination 3 weeks after the event, the patient had 2 resolving haematomas
on his face, and a large resolving haematoma on his left shoulder. He also had a rash of
insect bites across his lower back and buttocks, consistent with being bitten by lice. He
had clinical symptoms of louse borne rickettsia, and the illness resolved on doxycycline.
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