E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 117 officers kicked him in his stomach and ribs, slapped him and hit his head for about 30 minutes. He was taken to Baradoro where he was reportedly kicked and hit by 10 civil police officers and a military police officer for about 30 minutes. As a result of the ill-treatment, he allegedly confessed to an offence. The torture reportedly stopped when his father arrived. According to the information received, although he had marks on his neck and on his back, a bruise under the left eye and a large mark on his spine, he was not taken to the IML. State of Piauí 219. Maria Almira Ferreira da Silva, a pregnant dressmaker, was allegedly visited in Piauí by military police officers, a court official and the owner of her rented house on 17 April 2000 with an eviction notice. The owner of the house reportedly beat her, pushed her against the wall and slapped her. The military police officers and the court official allegedly removed the furniture while she was being beaten in front of them and her young sons. She was reportedly taken to a hospital suffering from severe bruising and she is said to have died three days later. The official medical examination allegedly registered that the haemorrhage was caused by the blows that she had received. The Office of the Public Prosecutor is said to be investigating the case. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information about the outcome of the investigation. State of Rio de Janeiro 220. Alexandre Madado Pascoal was reportedly the detainee who suffered the most serious injuries as a result of the beatings which were said to have taken place at Moniz Sodré provisional detention facility on 28 August 2000 (see above). It is believed that he had been beaten more seriously than other inmates because he had loudly complained about a picture of his daughter and some money (20 reais) which had gone missing after the cell search. Apart from the beatings, which allegedly made him faint four times, the head of security is believed to have put his finger in his anus and to have bit his buttocks. On 30 August 2000, after his appearance before a magistrate who is said to have refused to hear him and to have ordered his immediate transfer to an emergency room, he is said to have been taken to hospital where a doctor had reportedly ordered his hospitalization, which was said to have been refused by the guards escorting him. He allegedly received no medical treatment, not even painkillers. He was then taken to the IML where his injuries were said to have been recorded. But he did not complain about the beatings for fear of reprisals since a guard from Muniz Sodré was constantly present. At the time of the interview (31 August) two large haematomas were present on the lower part of his back; a large bump was visible at the back of his head; he could not move his right leg and left arm; his lips were cut; bruises were present all over his body, in particular on his forehead; and some of the fingers of his left hand seemed to be broken. He was said to be vomiting blood. He could not understand why he had not been taken back to Muniz Sodré and was worried about the fact that his current place of detention was very far from his family home, which would make visits almost impossible. With the diligent help of the officer-in-charge of Vieira Ferreira Neto, Alexandre Madado Pascoal was then taken on a stretcher to a medical unit next door, where a doctor examined him and, shocked, ordered his transfer to a hospital. Informed of the situation by the Secretary of State for Justice, the Assistant-Secretary for Human Rights and the Head of Security for the Penitentiary System joined the Special Rapporteur at 2.00 a.m. and recorded the testimonies of Alexandre Madado Pascoal. They