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| Detectives probing alleged abuse at a Jersey children's home have said no-one was murdered there and previously released evidence had been inaccurate. | |
| They said there was no evidence that any children had been murdered or bodies destroyed at the former home. | They said there was no evidence that any children had been murdered or bodies destroyed at the former home. |
| Police are investigating abuse claims centring on Haut de la Garenne home. | Police are investigating abuse claims centring on Haut de la Garenne home. |
| The Deputy Chief Officer, David Warcup, expressed "much regret" at "misleading" information released by his predecessor on items found at the property. | The Deputy Chief Officer, David Warcup, expressed "much regret" at "misleading" information released by his predecessor on items found at the property. |
| Detectives said only three of the bone fragments found could be human, and two of these were hundreds of years old. | Detectives said only three of the bone fragments found could be human, and two of these were hundreds of years old. |
| Detective Superintendent Michael Gradwell then discredited a number of the claims made about the operation by the island's former deputy chief officer, Lenny Harper. | |
| • After being examined by experts from the British Museum, a fragment thought to have been from a skull turned out to be a piece of Victorian coconut shell. | |
| • "Shackles" found in rubble turned out to be "a rusty piece of metal", and there was no evidence to suggest it had been used for anything suspicious. | |
| • There was no blood in the cellar, and the bath blood was said to have been found in had not been used since 1920. | |
| • The "secret underground chambers" were just holes in the floor, "not dungeons or cellars". | |
| • Most of the 170 pieces of bone found in the search came from animals. Three were human and two of these dated from between 1470-1670 and 1650-1050 respectively. | |
| Mr Warcup said: "Our assessment is that the forensic recoveries do not indicate that there have been murders of children or other persons at Haut de la Garenne. | Mr Warcup said: "Our assessment is that the forensic recoveries do not indicate that there have been murders of children or other persons at Haut de la Garenne. |
| "Nor do we believe that the evidence indicates that bodies have been destroyed, buried or hidden at Haut de la Garenne. | "Nor do we believe that the evidence indicates that bodies have been destroyed, buried or hidden at Haut de la Garenne. |
| "It's very unfortunate and I very much regret that information was put into the public domain by the States of Jersey police about certain finds at Haut de la Garenne, which was not strictly accurate." | "It's very unfortunate and I very much regret that information was put into the public domain by the States of Jersey police about certain finds at Haut de la Garenne, which was not strictly accurate." |
| Jersey's Chief Minister, Senator Frank Walker, and the newly appointed Home Affairs Minister, Deputy Andrew Lewis, will outline their response to the developments later. | Jersey's Chief Minister, Senator Frank Walker, and the newly appointed Home Affairs Minister, Deputy Andrew Lewis, will outline their response to the developments later. |
| Jersey Police launched the investigation into the Haut de la Garenne site, which was a youth hostel in recent years, in 2006. | Jersey Police launched the investigation into the Haut de la Garenne site, which was a youth hostel in recent years, in 2006. |