A UZ student, Nyaradzo Mutize was allegedly assaulted by the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s uncle yesterday as she was blocked from photographing Gogo Tsvangirai.

The incident was reported by the media and was still unverified at the time of writing.

Tsvangirai’s uncle, Innocent Zvaipa, reportedly slapped the University of Zimbabwe student yesterday in full view of everyone.

Mutize was later detained for more than half an hour and ordered to delete all the images of Gogo Tsvangirai she had captured.

The state media reports how Tsvangirai’s burial was marred by violence and intimidation as vice president Thokozani Khupe and secretary general Douglas Mwonzora were threatened with violence and had to flee from the venue under police escort at one point.

Khupe goes on however to say that there were not just threats, that she was “beaten with stones” and nearly burnt after being trapped inside a hut. –  state media