Child abuse: Bathed in disinfectant, whipped with kettle flexes, beaten and forced to eat vomit … victims’ harrowing testimonies

new Friday 2nd January 2015

‘Harrowing accounts of how children were beaten and abused in care homes in Northern Ireland have dominated the news during 2014.
The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry is investigating allegations between 1922 and 1995.
It was set up by the Executive to investigate institutions run by the State and churches or owned by the private sector or voluntary bodies. Victims have given a series of powerful testimonies of the abuse they suffered while in care.’

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