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Amani Trust case number
657
Report number
Sex
male
67
Name
T.M
Age
29
ID number
Province
Mashonaland Central
District
Rushinga
Employment
Unemployed
Date of report
01/02/02
Nature of incident
Abduction, assault
Date of incident
16/01/02
Perpetrators
War veterans
Case history
T.M. was in Gwangwava village on 16/01/02 attending to MDC business when he was
abducted by a group of seven ‘war veterans’. He was taken to their base in Rushinga
town and beaten up with sticks for a period of two hours. He was forbidden to go to the
hospital for a period of ten days. T.M. fled the area and made his way to Harare.
Medical assessment
SRQ 8score: 3
On clinical examination 2 weeks after the event, the patient had a tender left wrist with
moderate swelling, but no clinical evidence of fracture. The patient responded well to
analgesia and physiotherapy.
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