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| Dog smells blood at Jersey home | Dog smells blood at Jersey home |
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| Police sniffer dogs have detected traces of blood at the former children's home in Jersey at the centre of a major abuse investigation. | Police sniffer dogs have detected traces of blood at the former children's home in Jersey at the centre of a major abuse investigation. |
| The dogs found two spots of blood in a concrete bath in an underground chamber at Haut de la Garenne. | The dogs found two spots of blood in a concrete bath in an underground chamber at Haut de la Garenne. |
| Police say 100 people claim to have been abused at the home, where part of a child's skull has been found. | Police say 100 people claim to have been abused at the home, where part of a child's skull has been found. |
| Some 25 people are accused of taking part in sexual assaults at the home, mainly in the 1970s and 1980s. | |
| A heavy weight has been lifted not only from my shoulders, but from my heart Letter from alleged victim | A heavy weight has been lifted not only from my shoulders, but from my heart Letter from alleged victim |
| Police say there are more than 40 suspects, and 262 more phone calls relating to allegations of abuse are still being processed. | Police say there are more than 40 suspects, and 262 more phone calls relating to allegations of abuse are still being processed. |
| Jersey's Deputy Police Chief, Lenny Harper, read a letter to journalists which he had received from one alleged victim who had been interviewed. | Jersey's Deputy Police Chief, Lenny Harper, read a letter to journalists which he had received from one alleged victim who had been interviewed. |
| "Whilst finishing up with you I did experience a period of an emotional breakdown, yet again. I can say now that a heavy weight has been lifted not only from my shoulders, but from my heart," the letter said. | "Whilst finishing up with you I did experience a period of an emotional breakdown, yet again. I can say now that a heavy weight has been lifted not only from my shoulders, but from my heart," the letter said. |
| Mr Harper said it was an indication of how the investigation was affecting the victims. | Mr Harper said it was an indication of how the investigation was affecting the victims. |