The former Marianvale Mother and Baby Home (top) in Newry, County Down, run by the Good Shepherd Sisters
This afternoon.
Police in Northern Ireland are probing 29 allegations of criminal activity around mother and baby homes.
Via RTÉ News:
Officers have received reports from a number of people who were adopted from different named institutions and also from some who either worked there or were residents within these institutions.
…Police launched an investigation into allegations of physical and sexual abuse involving the homes last October.
A spokesperson said all those who have come forward have been spoken to by a specialist detective from the Historic Child Abuse Unit within the Public Protection Branch and have been offered the opportunity to have their account recorded so that a criminal investigation can take place.
Detectives have encouraged more victims and witnesses to come forward, and are particularly keen to reach expats who now live outside Northern Ireland, including in Britain, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Police probe 29 allegations around NI Mother and Baby homes (RTE)
Previously: Traffficked With Three Birth certs
Pic: BBC
Nominative determinism doesn’t seem to have influenced the operators of this establishment.
What is it with nuns? Do they all become Satan worshippers or brides of Dracula or something?
they never had the mickey.
it plays awful havoc with the wimmins brains never having had the mickey.
I’m a rubbish feminist, I laughed
Some of them had the priest Mickey
And once he got into the habit….well…