mother, his wife and his children went into hiding on the 14th of January 2019 so it was just him, a younger brother in his early twenties and their cousin also in his twenties who were staying at the homestead. At the time of the assailants’ arrival he was the only one home. They indicated that they were looking for his brother (the MP) and when told that he was not there, they proceeded to search the house. At the time of the Commission visit there was evidence of the search, as beds were turned upside down and clothes and other important documents were thrown all over the house. He indicated that he was beaten with a baton stick for not revealing where his brother was. 5.2.10. A young brother and their cousin unaware that their house was under search arrived at the house around 10 pm. They were told to lie on the ground. They were both assaulted with baton sticks and his younger brother was taken away when they realised that their MP brother was not at the house. He was asked to show them where his two sisters lived which he did. When the police and military realised that the MP was not at either of his sister’s houses they returned the younger brother that they had abducted back to the mother’s house in Chitungwiza. He highlighted that while in the hands of the state agents he was not assaulted, he was only assaulted while he was still at their mother’s house. Above: The photos above show the search and vandalism that was done at the MP’s and his mother’s house by police and army on the 19th of January 2019. Page 19 of 68