By A Correspondent- MDC Alliance youth leader Womberai Nhende who was arrested and brutally assaulted by the police sustained serious injuries.

The deputy national spokesperson of the youth assembly was admitted at a local hospital after being assaulted by police officers.

The party posted on Twitter suggesting that Nhende was admitted in the early hours of Saturday.

Said the party:

Around 1am Womberai Nhende was admitted in hospital under police guard. He is in bad shape and Drs are investigating to rule out head injury and chest trauma. Wombe was assaulted by @PoliceZimbabwe during his arrest outside MRT House.

On Friday, the party’s recently appointed national spokesperson, Fadzayi Mahere had reported that Nhende was in bad shape.

Said Mahere:

Womberai Nhende, our Deputy Spokesperson for the Youth Assembly, was badly beaten by police outside Harvest House today for no reason.

He can’t breathe and urgently requires medical attention. Police refused to release him to be seen by his doctors.

We publish below the gruesome pictures showing Nhende’s injuries..