By A Correspondent| The woman who was brutally assaulted and left lying at the corner of Second street and Jason Moyo in Harare on Friday morning has been identified as an MDC member from Harare North.

The woman, who is in her 50s, is said to be battling for her life at a local hospital after the Red Cross came to her aid.

This was revealed by the MDC Secretary for Public Service and Social Welfare, Maureen Kademaunga.

She said:

Alert: a Brutalised woman struggling for life in hospital

The woman who was badly injured and carried off by Red Cross is now in hospital where she is battling for her life. She is a party member from Harare North who is in her 50s.

Her only crime was to sit peacefully while waiting to hear the Court verdict. We are saddened by the police’s brutality and use of extreme violence on an elderly unarmed and defenceless woman.

Maureen Kademaunga 
MDC Sec for Public Service and Social Welfare