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Amani Trust case number
579
Report number
Sex
female
42
Name
C.G
Age
33
ID number
Province
Midlands
District
Kwekwe
Employment
Unemployed
Date of report
14/01/02
Nature of incident
Assault, destruction of
private property
Date of incident
12/01/02
Perpetrators
Zanu PF supporters.
Case history
A group of more than one hundred Zanu PF supporters arrived at 01.00h at the house of
C.G on 12/01/01. They demanded to see her husband who is the Midlands Provincial
MDC Secretary. The husband of C.G. was not present at the time, and she was beaten up.
The house was looted and then burnt to the ground, all the household goods in the home
being destroyed.
Medical assessment
SRQ-8 Score: 4
On clinical examination 2 days after the event the patient was markedly psychologically
traumatised, with a high SRQ-8. She had a severely swollen tender right wrist, which had
no fracture on Xray. She had extensive deep haematomas of both buttocks extending
down her posterior thighs. She also had a painful left hip, but had full range of
movement. The patient was treated with analgesia, physiotherapy and counseling.
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