73 Amani Trust case number 769 Report number Sex male 49 Name S.G Age 30 ID number Province Mashonaland West District Chegutu Employment Unemployed Date of report 28/02/02 Nature of incident Assault Date of incident 26/02/02 Perpetrators Zanu PF supporters Case history S.G. was at a local hall in Chegutu on 26/02/02, when he was confronted by Zanu PF supporters. He was accused of being an MDC supporter and was beaten on the right side of the chest with a knobkerrie until he fell down. One of the assailants then took a burning piece of firewood and struck S.G. in the chest with it. He also was burnt in the face and on both arms. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 0 The patient was transferred by ambulance from Chegutu General Hospital, and on admission to a private hospital was found to have a tension pneumothorax secondary to a fractured first rib, where he was assaulted with a knobkerrie. He also had a deep burn on his forehead and lower lip and chin. He had deep burns on his anterior chest wall and both forearms, with a total surface area of 10%. The burns were all septic, and with the complications with the pneumothorax, the patient required admission in a high care unit for over one week, and then a further three weeks in hospital. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.