Nun offers ‘deepest and most sincere’ apologies for any orphange abuse
A nun in charge of a Catholic order has offered its “deepest and most sincere apologies” to anyone who may have been abused in its care at a controversial care
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NI abuse survivors urge politicians to show compassion by restoring Government
Survivors of historic child abuse have made a desperate plea for Stormont politicians to restore Northern Ireland’s devolved government. Victims and campaigners were at Parliament buildings as a fresh round
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Archbishop of Canterbury refuses to clear late Bishop of child sexual abuse
The Archbishop of Canterbury has refused to declare the late Bishop Bell innocent of sexually abusing a young girl in the 1950s despite calls from his supporters to clear his
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Inquiry hears Met received 700% rise in online child abuse care referrals
Britain’s biggest police force witnessed a 700% spike in the number of online child abuse cases referred to them by national investigators over three years, an inquiry has heard. The
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Nun tells abuse inquiry she would ‘administer a slap’ on children at orphanage
A nun has told an inquiry she “slapped” children in her care at an orphanage but said she is “not aware” of beating a boy unconscious. The 73-year-old was giving
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Engage: Kiri – Another unrealistic and damaging portrayal of social workers on screen
A child dies. A nation mourns. The professionals gather to ask how and why. The media and the public want answers, then justice. It’s sadly an all too familiar process.
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Elderly nun tells inquiry no children were abused at orphanage
An elderly nun has denied children were beaten, force-fed and humiliated at a controversial care institution. The 92-year-old woman told Scotland’s Child Abuse Inquiry she had not witnessed any cruelty
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Claims of abuse at orphanage are ‘absolute rubbish’, former residents tell inquiry
Allegations of historic child abuse at an orphanage have been described as “absolute rubbish” by two former residents. One witness to the Scottish Child Abuse inquiry said he had been
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Toddler Poppi Worthington was sexaully abused before her death says coroner
Toddler Poppi Worthington was sexually abused before her death, a coroner has ruled. The “fit and active” 13-month-old was in an “unsafe” sleeping environment and suffered injuries to her bottom
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Children’s care home abuse denial ‘should be made a crime’, inquiry hears
Denying the “orchestrated” abuse which took place in child care homes across Scotland should be a crime, an inquiry has heard. A former resident of Smyllum Park in Lanark made
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