NORTHERN IRELAND
Irish Times
Some witnesses to the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) Inquiry said they were treated like child convicts.
Others claimed they were forced to eat their own vomit, preyed upon by serial sexual predators and one was told he was the product of an “evil and satanic relationship”.
The poverty-stricken youngsters were among the most vulnerable in society and their experiences dated from 1922 to 1995.
They had been left in homes run by religious orders because their parents could not care for them or because they were illegitimate.
In 2014 they finally had their say as public hearings began.
One early witness said telling the truth after 65 years had finally set him free.
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