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| Third arrest over Jersey inquiry | Third arrest over Jersey inquiry |
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| A third man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into abuse at a former care home in Jersey. | A third man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into abuse at a former care home in Jersey. |
| Police said the 45-year-old, from Jersey, was arrested on Thursday. | Police said the 45-year-old, from Jersey, was arrested on Thursday. |
| A 76-year-old has been charged in connection with abuse at the Haut de la Garenne home and a 68-year-old arrested as part of the wider abuse inquiry. | A 76-year-old has been charged in connection with abuse at the Haut de la Garenne home and a 68-year-old arrested as part of the wider abuse inquiry. |
| A public inquiry into the way police have handled the case is to be postponed until the primary investigation has ended. | A public inquiry into the way police have handled the case is to be postponed until the primary investigation has ended. |
| 'Unexplained death' | |
| Scores of people have come forward saying they were victims of abuse at the children's home in allegations relating to the 1960s. | Scores of people have come forward saying they were victims of abuse at the children's home in allegations relating to the 1960s. |
| Bone fragments found in the cellar "indicate a homicide or an unexplained death" and there was evidence some had been burnt in a fireplace, police said. | Bone fragments found in the cellar "indicate a homicide or an unexplained death" and there was evidence some had been burnt in a fireplace, police said. |
| Gordon Claude Wateridge, 76, originally from Croydon, south London, is charged with three offences of indecent assault on girls under 16 between 1969 and 1979. | |
| Claude Donnelly, 68, of St Brelade, on Jersey - the third man arrested as part of the wider inquiry - is charged with raping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl on Jersey between 1971 and 1974. | |
| Neither of the men have so far entered a plea. | |
| Shackles | Shackles |
| Detectives now say that they have proved "beyond doubt" that the home contained the remains of more than one child. | |
| Police have recovered 10 teeth and at least 30 charred fragments of human bone suggesting the victims' bodies may have been incinerated in a furnace. | |
| But they have yet to conclude how or why the fragments came to be in the cellar. | |
| A covert investigation into abuse of children at the home began in 2006 following allegations by former residents. | |
| In February 2008, acting on information from their investigation, they began an exploratory search of the home. | In February 2008, acting on information from their investigation, they began an exploratory search of the home. |
| Later that month, police said they had made "significant" finds in the building's cellar - understood to be a set of shackles and a shallow concrete bath. | Later that month, police said they had made "significant" finds in the building's cellar - understood to be a set of shackles and a shallow concrete bath. |
| About 160 people say they were abused at the home, with allegations relating to the 1960s, 70s and 80s. | About 160 people say they were abused at the home, with allegations relating to the 1960s, 70s and 80s. |