[1] The pursuer was
born on 20 October 1967. He had five brothers and one sister. His
parents were unable to
care for him owing to mental health problems. Consequently the pursuer
and his
brothers and sister were received into care on 20 September 1974, and
were transferred to a home run by the Poor Sisters of Nazareth at
Nazareth House, Aberdeen. The pursuer left the home in about 1979.
2] The pursuer avers that he was ill treated and abused throughout the period when he was resident in Nazareth House. His detailed averments are as follows. He states that he was abused by Sister Mary Margaret, a member of the order. She punched and kicked him on a regular basis, at least every week and sometimes several times a week, throughout the four year period when the pursuer was resident in the home. She hit him with a hairbrush with great force if he moved when she was washing his hair. She assaulted other children in the pursuer's presence, causing distress. She punished him by making him and others stand outside in a state of undress. On one occasion this had occurred when it was snowing. On many other occasions he was made to stand outside in cold weather with few clothes on. Sister Mary Margaret also punished him by shutting him in darkened rooms, including the laundry room, for several hours. On two occasions he was put in a small mortuary area. One night he was placed in a dark and disused part of the building. He was terrified by that and as a result he has had a fear of the dark in adulthood. He was force-fed Marmite as a punishment, which made him sick. Such punishments were standard in the home.
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2] The pursuer avers that he was ill treated and abused throughout the period when he was resident in Nazareth House. His detailed averments are as follows. He states that he was abused by Sister Mary Margaret, a member of the order. She punched and kicked him on a regular basis, at least every week and sometimes several times a week, throughout the four year period when the pursuer was resident in the home. She hit him with a hairbrush with great force if he moved when she was washing his hair. She assaulted other children in the pursuer's presence, causing distress. She punished him by making him and others stand outside in a state of undress. On one occasion this had occurred when it was snowing. On many other occasions he was made to stand outside in cold weather with few clothes on. Sister Mary Margaret also punished him by shutting him in darkened rooms, including the laundry room, for several hours. On two occasions he was put in a small mortuary area. One night he was placed in a dark and disused part of the building. He was terrified by that and as a result he has had a fear of the dark in adulthood. He was force-fed Marmite as a punishment, which made him sick. Such punishments were standard in the home.
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