65 Amani Trust case number 819 Report number Sex male 41 Name K.F Age 32 ID number Province Mashonaland Central District Shamva Employment Unemployed Date of report 05/03/02 Nature of incident Assault Date of incident 03/03/02 Perpetrators Zanu PF supporters Case history At 01.00h on 03/03/02 a group of Zanu PF supporters arrived at the house of K.F and broke down the door and the windows. As he tried to escape through a window he was hit with a baton stick on the leg and shoulder. K.F. fled to Harare immediately. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: On clinical examination the day after the assault, the patient had a 3cm haematoma on his right shoulder and a painful swollen right ankle, which resolved on analgesics. Psychiatric assessment Seen a year after his last traumatic event. He had recurrent distressing intrusive thoughts of the traumatic events and reported dreams of the perpetrators. He related that he is always afraid and that he still gets very distressed at cues. He tries not to think about the trauma but finds it impossible. He related that he had lost interest in activities that he previously enjoyed. He had an exaggerated startle response and panics when he hears loud noises. Findings on mental state examination included a low mood with congruent affect, loss of appetite, loss of energy, reduced libido and loss of interest. He also had some paranoid ideas and believed that the CIO were looking for him. His concentration was impaired. A diagnosis of PTSD and major depressive disorder was made. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.