SCOTLAND
The National
APRIL 15TH, 2015 KATHLEEN NUTT
A LEADING campaigner for victims of abuse in Scotland’s children’s homes has died just weeks before ministers are due to unveil the remit of a long-awaited public inquiry into the scandal.
Elizabeth McWilliams, who was in her late 70s, was left traumatised by her childhood in care and had been actively involved in the support group In Care Abuse Survivors (Incas). She passed away earlier this month in her home in Glasgow after many years suffering from ill-health.
Friends say it is a tragedy she did not live long enough to see the statutory inquiry she had long campaigned for get under way.
Alan Draper, parliamentary officer for Incas, told The National: “It is very, very sad that Elizabeth has passed away.
“She was a very active member of Incas, had previously been on its committee and spoken many times to the media about her experiences in care.
“She was involved for many years in the campaign and it is tragic she didn’t see her hard work come to fruition.
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