Several blood-stained items have been found in two underground chambers at a former children’s home in Jersey being investigated over abuse claims, police said today.
The discovery at Haut de la Garenne was made over the last few days by officers searching the final pair of four cellars referred to as “punishment rooms” by victims who claim they were physically and sexually abused.
Deputy Police chief Lenny Harper said it was not yet clear if the items had an innocent explanation.
Around 100 people have claimed they were abused at Haut de la Garenne on the Channel island. Part of a child’s skull was found in February buried under a stairwell at the former children’s home.
Forensic teams investigating the site initially uncovered two secret underground chambers where victims said they were kept in solitary confinement and abused.
A further two secret rooms were later discovered. In the first cellar to be examined, police found blood spots in a bath and shackles.
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