Jersey Children’s Home Enquiry
July 31, 2008
In the news today there has been the revelation that the remains of 5 children have been found on the former Jersey children’s home site.
Devastatingly, there may not be an enquiry as the date of the incident cannot be ascertained. Yet so far 65 milk teeth and over one hundred bone fragments have been found. That aside, around 100 people have come forward saying they were abused at the former children’s home site between the 1960 and 1986.
Police have identified that the bones were burned to try and conceal them between the late 60’s and early 70’s. The only hope that the investigators have is in carbon dating techniques. Deputy Chief Officer Lenny Harper has said that the bones do however corroborate the many accounts of abuse the took place at the home.
Former Jersey health minister Stuart Syvret who has been removed from his post had signed a motion that the Jersey officials should not do the investigation. Syvret said “the prevailing desire on the part of the Jersey elites to sweep scandal and abuse under the carpet to preserve their reputation”.
Though disgracefully there may not be enough information to apply murder charges, Harper did say that there is enough corroborating evidence from the hundreds of abuse victims to get a case together.
Lenny said “There are efforts to cover this up, I don’t think there’s any doubt about that”.
I hope that the horrific offenders in this case are brought to justice, such travesties should not be able to happen and definitely not be gotten away with!
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