AUSTRALIA
ABC – PM
MARK COLVIN: This story from the child abuse royal commission contains details you may find disturbing.
The mother and brother of a 13 year old boy who killed himself say the Catholic Church abandoned them and gave them no support after his tragic death.
The boy, Andrew Nash, is believed to have been sexually abused by a notorious paedophile, Francis Cable – better known as Brother Romuald.
Members of the family have told the royal commission that Brother Romuald came to their house soon after they found the body and wanted to know if he’d left a note.
Michael Edwards has this report.
MICHAEL EDWARDS: The Nashs are a devoutly Catholic Family from the Newcastle area.
Their father Herbert worked on the ships. Their mother Audrey worked part-time cleaning the house of the local priests.
They had five children – three girls and two boys.
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