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| Child's body found at care home | Child's body found at care home |
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| Parts of a child's body have been found by police in a former children's home in Jersey. | |
| Police believe more bodies may be found at Haut de la Garenne in St Martin, which is at the centre of an inquiry into alleged child abuse. | Police believe more bodies may be found at Haut de la Garenne in St Martin, which is at the centre of an inquiry into alleged child abuse. |
| The remains are thought to date from the early 1980s but the police have not confirmed whether it was a boy or girl. | The remains are thought to date from the early 1980s but the police have not confirmed whether it was a boy or girl. |
| The investigation involves the abuse of boys and girls aged between 11 and 15, since the 1960s. | The investigation involves the abuse of boys and girls aged between 11 and 15, since the 1960s. |
| I am frankly very apprehensive about what else they will find Former Jersey Health Minister Senator Stuart Syvret | I am frankly very apprehensive about what else they will find Former Jersey Health Minister Senator Stuart Syvret |
| Jersey police began investigating allegations of abuse in November last year. | Jersey police began investigating allegations of abuse in November last year. |
| The investigation involves several government institutions and organisations in Jersey, with the Haute de la Garenne home and Jersey Sea Cadets the main focus of the inquiry. | The investigation involves several government institutions and organisations in Jersey, with the Haute de la Garenne home and Jersey Sea Cadets the main focus of the inquiry. |
| The search of the site began on Tuesday using a sniffer dog and ground radar. | The search of the site began on Tuesday using a sniffer dog and ground radar. |
| Jersey's Deputy Chief Police Officer, Lenny Harper, who is in charge of the investigation, said detectives "think there is the possibility they may find more remains". | Jersey's Deputy Chief Police Officer, Lenny Harper, who is in charge of the investigation, said detectives "think there is the possibility they may find more remains". |
| Mr Harper said: "This morning just after 09.30 we discovered what appears to be the partial remains of a child. | Mr Harper said: "This morning just after 09.30 we discovered what appears to be the partial remains of a child. |
| "The status of the inquiry obviously has now changed." | "The status of the inquiry obviously has now changed." |
| He told a news conference: "We're in close touch with more specialist assistance from the UK. | He told a news conference: "We're in close touch with more specialist assistance from the UK. |
| "As I said the status of the inquiry has now changed to a potential major crime inquiry concerning a possible homicide." | "As I said the status of the inquiry has now changed to a potential major crime inquiry concerning a possible homicide." |
| Mr Harper added that his officers would continue to search for any further remains: "We don't know yet that this is a murder and we don't know yet if this is the only remains that we're going to find in there." | |
| He said the search would contiue in the coming days, "and possibly weeks". | |
| 'Get in touch' | 'Get in touch' |
| Former Jersey Health Minister Senator Stuart Syvret urged anyone who was at Haut de la Garenne to come forward. | Former Jersey Health Minister Senator Stuart Syvret urged anyone who was at Haut de la Garenne to come forward. |
| His concerns last year about alleged child abuse in Jersey institutions led to an independent review of child care services by Jersey's parliament, the States of Jersey. | His concerns last year about alleged child abuse in Jersey institutions led to an independent review of child care services by Jersey's parliament, the States of Jersey. |
| Mr Syvret told BBC News: "It's essential those with concerns call it, or get in touch with the police. | Mr Syvret told BBC News: "It's essential those with concerns call it, or get in touch with the police. |
| "Having spoken to people who were at Haut de la Garenne, this discovery is not surprising. | "Having spoken to people who were at Haut de la Garenne, this discovery is not surprising. |
| "I am frankly very apprehensive about what else they will find." | "I am frankly very apprehensive about what else they will find." |
| Haut de la Garenne started life in 1867 as the Industrial School, for "young people of the lower classes of society and neglected children". | Haut de la Garenne started life in 1867 as the Industrial School, for "young people of the lower classes of society and neglected children". |
| It is now Jersey's Youth Hostel and featured as a police station in the TV series Bergerac. | It is now Jersey's Youth Hostel and featured as a police station in the TV series Bergerac. |