XAM, Pungutyana

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Was severely beaten, allegedly by members of the SADF, at his home in Phola Park, Tokoza, Transvaal, on 13 March 1992. His mother and brother were also assaulted during the attack and his infant twin siblings were slightly injured after soldiers broke their bedroom window with rifle butts. During April 1992 the SADF 32 Batallion which was deployed in Phola Park as a peacekeeping force was involved in a series of incidents of misconduct including murder, rape and assault, leading Justice Goldstone to recommend that the unit be removed from South African townships.