History
Mr A.S. was an assistant in a factory and is the campaign manager for an MDC candidate. He has suffered intimidation and psychological trauma since the rejection of the draft Constitution. On 30/03 2 police officers came to his house as he was accused of being involved in the destruction of the local ZANU PF Offices. He was taken to court on this issue and detained. Upon release he was asked to give up politics for the sum of 700,000 ZIM dollars. In April an army Brigadier came to his house and was told that the decision to assassinate him had been taken. He was advised not to walk alone. After that date he saw a car parked outside his house with 2 people in it. His neighbours claimed to have seen guns inside the car. His child was asked whether MDC meetings were being held at his house and informed that the house would be burnt.

Sympathetic police officers in the area were transferred therefore the police were too scared to act. He heard that death threats were made against him at a public meeting and the police did not inform him of this. Members of the community at the meeting questioned the death threat so people from outside the community were brought in. The candidate was attacked on his way to work and doused in petrol. There were witnesses to the incident. 4 days later at 8 p.m. approximately, 3 trucks full of people arrived at his doorstep. They entered his home and poured 20 litres of paraffin on his property. All his children were beaten and one of them was doused in petrol. Another child sustained head injuries. The house was petrol bombed and his family went into hiding. 2 people were taken to hospital and his wife and children are currently in another part of the country. He cannot maintain his job and he has nowhere to live. He is currently forced to hide.

N.B. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN DATES AND MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE INCIDENT DUE TO THE LEVEL OF TRAUMA SUSTAINED BY THIS PERSON.

Previous medical history:
In good health prior to torture. Never hospitalised.

• Psychological torture:
  Physical and psychological attack on the family (wife and 5 children beaten up).
  1 son (20years old) beaten unconscious and left in the family's burning house. The son is heavily injured, but alive, whilst the other children needed hospitalisation. The family is now hiding, although the victim doesn't know where.
  Threats, including death threats. Victim in hiding.

Subjective Complaints
Anxiety, nightmares, sleepless, depressed, diminished concentration, guilt feelings and memory loss

Objective Physical Findings
Nil

Objective Psychological Findings
Visibly traumatised; crying, depressed, anxious, shivering.