December 10, 2004

Hunt for 'forgotten' abuse victims as claims hit £150,000

SCOTLAND
Glasgow Evening Times

UP to £150,000 compensation is being awarded to Glasgow residents who were victims of abuse in Ireland as children.
Scores of victims have already put forward claims and have been awarded between £40,000 and £150,000.
But organisers of a nationwide search believe there are thousands more "forgotten victims" living in Glasgow who are entitled to pay-outs.
All victims were subject to child abuse at 250 children's homes, industrial schools, reformatories or institutions run by religious groups in Ireland between the 1920s and 1970s.

Posted by kshaw at December 10, 2004 09:27 AM