A/HRC/39/CRP.2 924. One of the most brutal scenes took place in Min Gyi, Maungdaw Township. 2069 Tatmadaw soldiers took dozens of women and girls to large houses. Upon arrival, each group was taken to a different room. Once in the room, women and girls were stripped and beaten with sticks, punched or stabbed. They were then raped in groups of up to seven victims at a time.2070 Many of the women and girls had infants and children with them, who were killed or severely injured, while their mothers were raped. 2071 The houses were then often locked and set on fire and most victims who were still alive were burned to death. 2072 A few women survivors described how they regained consciousness when the houses were being burned, and saw dead women and children in the rooms. 2073 Survivors who escaped from the burning houses exhibited serious burn marks and knife wounds to the head and neck. 2074 The Mission conducted forensic analysis of the injuries to one woman with extensive burning to her right side, including her outer right leg, hand and wrist and right forehead and cheek. The burnscarring pattern is additional corroboration of her account of being awoken in a burning house while lying on the floor and as burning material fell upon her with her right side uppermost. This awoke her, and she was able to escape.2075 925. The rapes of Rohingya women and girls were particularly brutal, often accompanied by acts of sexual humiliation and physical and mental torture. Many victims were injured before the rapes began - beaten with guns, sticks, wire and fists, and kicked in the stomach or the head.2076 Injuries included broken bones.2077 Once the women and girls were subdued, their clothes were torn off.2078 One survivor stated that the soldiers had brought scissors with them, “in case they could not tear off my clothes”. 2079 Many women and girls were seen running naked in forested areas in visible distress and eyewitnesses believed that they had been raped.2080 Blindfolds were commonly used.2081 Often, one member of the Tatmadaw would hold the victim down, often gripping her wrists, while another would rape her. They would then change places.2082 In some instances, women and girls had their legs tied to doors.2083 Others were strung up naked to trees in the forested areas, either by their hands or by their hair.2084 926. During rapes, women and girls were frequently bitten on the cheeks, neck, breast and thigh.2085 The bite marks were still visible months afterwards to members of the Mission, United Nations doctors and counsellors. The bite-marks and other mutilations have left permanent scars on the survivors and serve as a constant reminder to them, their husbands, family and community of the violations and humiliations they have been subjected to. Due to the substantial portion of women and girls affected, it is difficult to believe that this was not an intentional act and akin to a form of branding. The Mission conducted forensic analysis of such injuries. For example, it was able to additionally corroborate the information of a 15year old girl from Maungdaw who was mass gang raped with three other girls by Tatmadaw 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 214 See this chapter, section D.1.a: Most serious incidents. CI-042, CI-046, EI-080, EI-081, QI-60, QI-071, WI-038, K-150, K-151. CI-042, CI-046, EI-080, EI-81, QI-060, QI-071, WI-038, K-150, K-151; See this chapter, section D.1.a: Most serious incidents. CI-042, CI-046, EI-080, EI-81, QI-060, QI-071, WI-038, K-150, K-151; See this chapter, section D.1.a: Most serious incidents. EI-80, EI-081. EI-80, EI-081. EI-102. EI-007, EI-029, EI-057, EI-083. EI-029, EI-057, EI-083. EI-083, EI-089, XI-001. EI-089. EI-011, EI-014, EI-022, EI-076, EI-094, LI-105, XI-001. EI-069, EI-086, EI-089, EI-096, EI-098. EI-027, EI-089. EI-034, EI-057, EI-078, EI-102. EI-096, EI-098, LI-105. EI-011, EI-014, EI-022, EI-076, EI- 094, XI-001.