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26 November 2014

Sexual and physical abuse in Northern Ireland calls for openness from alleged homes

The chairman of the largest ever child abuse inquiry in the UK has appealed for openness from residential homes alleged to be responsible. Public hearings into claims of sexual, emotional and physical abuse in Northern Ireland has opened in Banbridge, Co Down. More than 300 witnesses are expected to be called over the next 18 months.
Sir Anthony Hart said victims would at last have the satisfaction of knowing that their stories were being listened to.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/child-abuse-inquiry-head-of-largest-investigation-into-sexual-and-physical-abuse-in-northern-ireland-calls-for-openness-from-alleged-homes-29912015.html