It’s been a while since my last post about the Home of Horrors, Haut de la Garenne in Jersey. Up until now there was not a lot of new news involving the home, but recently in this past week forensic detectives have found more evidence of the disturbing goings on in the home.

Last week while in the final two chambers to be scrutinized, sniffer dogs led forensic detectives to an area where they discovered pieces of human bone from a child or children aged around four or five and two milk teeth, bloodstained items were also recovered from one of the rooms possibly confirming that abuse was going on in the home, The abuse of more than 100 children had been happening since the 1950s to 2002 when the home was closed.

Police are also investigating two suspicious pits on the grounds that are lined with lime, last week a man came forward and told police that he was called to the home and asked to dig out the two pits with a digger, the following day after doing as they requested he was asked to fill them back in, at the time he hadn’t noticed anything untoward. So far police have uncovered numerous items to confirm the barbaric acts going on in the home, A child’s skull under the stairwell, A concrete bath with human bloodstains, on the wall next to the bath read the haunting words ‘I’ve been bad for years and years’ and a set of shackles as well as the newly discovered bones and teeth.

As of yet only one man has been charged in connection with the inquiry, Gordon Claude Wateridge was charged with three offences of indecent assault on girls under 16 between 1969 and 1979 when he was warder at the home. The 76-year-old is on conditional bail and will next appear in Court on May 12. Another man was arrested this week,  68 year old Claude Donnelly, of St Brelade,  accused of one count each of rape, indecent assault and gross indecency, Case files from the home were also handed into the police lawyers,  which could lead to more arrests.

Popularity: 61% [?]

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!