however been vaccinated against Tetanus. He had also been stamped on, on his chest with police gumboots. His buttocks were also swollen which confirmed complainant’s testimony that he had been beaten on his buttocks with a baton stick. She administered pain killers on him even though she highlighted that his wounds were healing and that the swelling would subside with time. 8.3 Expert Opinion was also sought through interviews with Professional Counsellors (PCs) from CSU who attended to some of the complainants after the incident. The PCs indicated that they carry out a psychological assessment which a scale of 1-14 called the Shona Symptom Questionnaire (SSQ). Any level from 8 and above is an indicator of high psychological stress. They also do a physical assessment which is out of 60 and an assessment of sleep patterns which is out of 32. 8.3.1 The Counsellor who attended to Complainant B revealed that when she went through a counselling session with him on the 12th of July 2016, he had a high SSQ of 8/14. His sleep was at 5/32 meaning that he had high sleep disturbance and his physical condition was 32/60 which means that his physical status was not well. He was emotionally traumatized by the incident and had so many worries. He was worried that as they were being ferried to the Harare Central Police Station, there were some people who were bleeding and because they were too many in the vehicle ferrying them, he got some blood stains on his person which made him worried about the possibility of contracting HIV/ AIDS. He was also worried that his leg which he had been operated two years back might not heal since the Anti-riot police assaulted that leg despite him having informed them about the operation. He was anxious that the police would come and break in at his house again. He was also anxious about the outcome of the pending court case on the 28th of July 2016 because he is the family breadwinner and if he was sent to jail, he was worried about the future of his family in his absence. Although his cognition was intact, his concentration was low because he was in pain. He was also confused as to why the Anti-riot police broke into his tuck-shop yet he was not part of the crowd that went to Chiremba turnoff where the altercation between the police and touts took place. 8.3.2 The Counsellor indicated that Complainant C had moderate psychological stress but was characterized by thinking a lot, lack of concentration and tiredness. Her physical assessment was high at 33/60 due to chest pains, coughing a lot and tiredness. She was Page 22 of 37

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