Girl being abused by priest had arm broken by nun, inquiry hears
A nun broke a young girl’s arm as she reacted to discovering the child was being sexually abused by a priest, an inquiry has heard. A witness told how she
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Tag: Glasgow / Lanarkshire
Orphanage abuse victim breaks down as he recalls beatings and sexual assaults
A former altar boy has waived his anonymity to tell a child abuse inquiry of beatings and sexual abuse at an orphanage. William Connelly broke down in tears as he
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First Minister reaffirms commitment to improving outcomes for children in Kilbrandon Lecture
The First Minister of Scotland has given a prestigious lecture at the University of Strathclyde, on children’s services and the rights of children. Nicola Sturgeon delivered the 14th Kilbrandon Lecture
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Nicola Sturgeon urges constituents to report child sexual exploitation concerns
Nicola Sturgeon has urged residents in her constituency to report concerns about child sexual exploitation to the police. Officers are investigating claims of abuse in the Govanhill area of Glasgow.
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Fostered sisters who were ‘beaten and abused’ taking legal action against council
Three sisters are taking legal action against a council over claims they were abused by their foster parents for nearly two decades. The siblings say they were “beaten and abused”
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Police investigating Roma child prostitution claims in Glasgow’s southside
Police are to investigate claims that children as young as 12 are routinely being sold for sex in one of Scotland’s most deprived areas. Locals in the Govanhill area of
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Princess Royal opens £2m learning and development centre for deafblind adults
The Princess Royal has officially opened a new centre for deafblind adults. Charity Deafblind Scotland spent a decade campaigning and fundraising for the £2 million learning and development centre in
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Scotland’s Dementia Awards 2017 winners announced at Glasgow ceremony
The winners of Scotland’s Dementia Awards 2017 have been announced at a ceremony held on World Alzheimer’s Day, last week, at the Glasgow Marriott Hotel. The Awards, a partnership between
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Woman claims priest abused her while at orphanage at centre of mass grave find
A woman has claimed she was abused at an orphanage run by nuns where the bodies of hundreds of children were “buried” in a mass grave. Theresa Tolmie-McGrane told the
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Hundreds of orphanage children believed to be buried in mass grave in Lanarkshire
The bodies of hundreds of children who died at an orphanage run by nuns are believed to be buried in a mass grave, a BBC and Sunday Post investigation has
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