Police investigating claims of abuse at a former children's home in Jersey are expected to break through into a second underground chamber this weekend.
Police investigating claims of abuse at a former children's home in Jersey are expected to break through into a second underground chamber this weekend.
Officers have finished clearing rubble from the first cellar at Haut de la Garenne, in St Martin.
Officers have finished clearing rubble from the first cellar at Haut de la Garenne, in St Martin.
Sniffer dogs detected two spots of what is said to be human blood and police hope to extract a DNA profile.
Sniffer dogs detected two spots of what is said to be human blood and police hope to extract a DNA profile.
Later a rally in St Helier will highlight public concerns at the way authorities have handled the claims.
Later a rally in St Helier will highlight public concerns at the way authorities have handled the claims.
It has been organised by a group calling itself Time for Change.
It has been organised by a group calling itself Time for Change.
Police say 100 people have now come forward and alleged they were abused at the home.
Police say 100 people have now come forward and alleged they were abused at the home.
The samples found by the dogs in a concrete bath were analysed locally but will be sent to the UK for further tests.
The samples found by the dogs in a concrete bath were analysed locally but will be sent to the UK for further tests.
Child's skull
Child's skull
Officers stressed there could be an innocent explanation for the drops, which were too small to be seen with the naked eye.
Officers stressed there could be an innocent explanation for the drops, which were too small to be seen with the naked eye.
But BBC correspondent Robert Hall said police at this stage considered the discovery to be significant because it tallied with witness descriptions of violence and assaults in underground parts of the home.
But BBC correspondent Robert Hall said police at this stage considered the discovery to be significant because it tallied with witness descriptions of violence and assaults in underground parts of the home.
The police investigation, which began covertly in 2006, led to the discovery of part of a child's skull last month in a stairwell at the back of the building.
The police investigation, which began covertly in 2006, led to the discovery of part of a child's skull last month in a stairwell at the back of the building.
The remains are thought to date from the early 1980s. Police have not said whether they are male or female.
The remains are thought to date from the early 1980s. Police have not said whether they are male or female.
Some 25 people are suspected of having taken part in sexual and physical assaults at the home dating back to the 1960s.
Some 25 people are suspected of having taken part in sexual and physical assaults at the home dating back to the 1960s.
Investigators say there are more than 40 suspects in the inquiry overall and 262 more phone calls relating to allegations of abuse are still being processed.
Investigators say there are more than 40 suspects in the inquiry overall and 262 more phone calls relating to allegations of abuse are still being processed.
Jersey's deputy police chief, Lenny Harper, said the search of the home was expected to continue at the same "slow, methodical" pace.
Jersey's deputy police chief, Lenny Harper, said the search of the home was expected to continue at the same "slow, methodical" pace.
The children's home closed in 1986 and was later converted into a youth hostel.
The children's home closed in 1986 and was later converted into a youth hostel.
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