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MDC activist dies
Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC)
August 18, 2008
Runyararo Mugauri,
an MDC activist who was severely attacked by Zanu PF supporters
early this month in Chiweshe, died on Saturday at a hospital in
Harare. According to medical reports, Mugauri, who was the MDC youth
secretary for Mazowe district was attacked with blunt objects at
his homestead, resulting in him receiving serious injuries.
Party officials assisted
to have Mugauri ferried to Harare for treatment but due to the nature
of the injuries doctors failed to perform skin grafting leading
him to succumb to his death on Saturday night. "We tried our
best to help him but due to the seriousness of his injuries, Mugauri
could not live for long. He was in urgent need of skin grafting
on his buttocks but this could not be performed as he was in a very
bad state," said the doctor who was attending to Mugauri.
The death of Mugauri
brings to 125 the number of MDC supporters who have been murdered
at the hands of Zanu PF supporters. Last week Zanu PF supporters
killed two more MDC supporters including Fungisayi Ziome also from
Chiweshe and although police reports were filed and some of the
perpetrators identified, no arrests have been made.
Mugauri, is expected
to be buried in Chiweshe on Friday.
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