SCOTLAND
Scotsman
AT LAST, the historical child abuse inquiry is about to start, writes Chris Marshall
FOR decades, survivors of historical child abuse have fought for a day many of them feared might never come. A day when they believe someone will be made accountable for the horrors visited on them by individuals and institutions who have so far avoided being brought to justice.
Many of the survivors are in now in old age, others have died, while some – frustrated at the lack of progress – have taken their own lives.
Finally, however, their day is coming. Scotland’s public inquiry into historical abuse begins tomorrow and the weight of expectation is huge.
The process will not be easy, neither will it be quick; the inquiry is expected to last five years.
Indeed, many of the more elderly survivors are likely to have passed away before the inquiry concludes.
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