NORTHERN IRELAND
Sky News
By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent
Victims of historical child abuse at residential homes in Northern Ireland were “destroyed” by the Government and deserve compensation to repair their “broken” lives, their spokeswoman has said.
Margaret McGuckin spoke as the state inquiry into the abuse and neglect of children in care – the largest tribunal of its kind in the UK – held its first public session.
More than 400 people have applied to speak at the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry, which will investigate allegations made over a 73-year period up to 1995.
It is currently investigating 13 establishments, including Kincora Boys’ Home in Belfast, the scene of a notorious sex scandal.
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