Mother and baby homes

THE PSNI have launched a new Christmas appeal to hear from people who experienced abuse in mother and baby institutions, work houses and Magdalene Laundries.

The Last Request Radio 4 BBC Reporter Laura McDaid held her close friend Martin Barry’s hand as he died 17 years ago.

POLICE have received 57 reports of alleged crimes at mother and baby homes, workhouses and Magdalene laundries since officers launched a major probe less than a year ago.

A redress package for survivors of the institutions is among a series of proposals to be implemented by the Stormont Executive.

THE PSNI will look at allegations of physical and sexual abuse in Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries following the publication of a key report.

Yesterday marked another significant milestone for the survivors of mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries in Northern Ireland, places which have become bywords for cruelty and a chilling lack of compassion for the women and girls who were sent there.

An independent panel has recommended a public inquiry to examine human rights abuses in the homes, Magdalene laundries and workhouses in the north.

The experts have also said that redress payments should be paid to survivors at the outset of the twin-track process.