UNITED KINGDOM
Bedfordshire on Sunday
ONE of the young boys who suffered terrible abuse at Shefford boys’ home has said he believes the ‘evil’ environment led him into a life of crime.
Trevor Hercules lived at the Catholic St Francis Boys’ Home – dubbed the ‘orphanage from hell’ – for three years between 1966 and 1969.
He went on to spend nine years in jail for armed robbery before turning his life around and establishing his own programme, which he calls Social Deprivation Mindset, to help other youths divert away from life behind bars.
Trevor, who now lives in London, said: “I don’t know how many guys who were in that home have been in trouble, but it’s my belief that as an abusive environment, how we were treated there would make you abusive.
“It changes how you relate to other people. I was very aggressive when I left that place. I didn’t want anyone to put their hands on me.
“I have been in a lot of trouble but I have turned my life around and not been in any trouble since 2000.
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