NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News
The first female witness to give evidence to the Historical Abuse Inquiry said she was beaten by a nun until she was black and blue.
The woman, who is now 58, said she realised the nun enjoyed it when she cried so she stopped crying when she was hit.
She lived in Nazareth House in Bishop Street, Londonderry from 1957-1969.
The inquiry is investigating abuse claims against children’s residential institutions in NI from 1922 to 1995.
The witness also told the inquiry she was sexually assaulted by two foster carers she was placed with.
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