69 Amani Trust case number 632 Report number Sex male 44 Name E.G Age 41 ID number Province Manicaland District Buhera South Employment Unemployed Date of report 31/01/02 Nature of incident Assault, destruction of private property Date of incident 25/01/02 Perpetrators Zanu PF supporters Case history E.G. was asleep in his hut on 25/01/02 at 01.00h in Buhera when Zanu PF supporters arrived. He was locked into his hut, whilst the group broke down windows, pulled thatched grass off the roof and tossed it inside the hut. The Zanu PF supporters then threw two explosive devices in the hut, which blew up. The hut and its contents caught alight, E.G. receiving burns in the process. Upon hearing his cries, the assailants opened the hut door and dragged E.G. out. He was then assaulted outside the hut with an iron bar across his head and back and was knifed in the right leg and left arm. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 2 On clinical examination 6 days after the assault the patient had septic superficial burns of his cheeks, nose, lips, forehead and pinnae. He also had bilateral conjunctivitis. He also had a deep 10x10cm burn on his left shoulder and a septic 8cm laceration on his left anterior forearm consistent with a knife wound. There was a 4cm long, deep laceration on his medial lower leg, again consistent with a stab wound. He had linear extensive haematomas on his back consistent with being beaten with a flat heavy object, such as an iron bar. Because of the sepsis and extensive soft tissue injuries, the patient required admission to hospital for more than 1 week. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.