New Find by Dog in Jersey Childrens Home Cellar

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From the Daily Mirror

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'New find' by dog in Jersey children's home cellar
By Stephen White 11/03/2008

More grisly finds could be made at the Jersey children's home at the centre of an abuse probe after a sniffer dog yesterday gave a "positive indication" searching a cellar.

Eddie, who is trained to trace blood and human remains, was sent into a second underground room at Haut de la Garenne.

Police warned against drawing premature conclusions. A spokeswoman said: "The dog gave an indication but it's very close to the scene of the find in the first cellar."

A full examination is due today at the scene, close to last week's find of a trapdoor and blood specks in a bath in the home's first cellar.

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On a beam by the bath was scrawled: "I've been bad for years and years."

Elsewhere police have found a child's skull and other bone fragments.

More than 160 people who lived in the home in the 60s, 70s and 80s claim they were chained up, abused and raped. Detectives are said to be planning to make three arrests linked to the investigation. Some 25 people are suspected of sex crimes and physical assaults, including senior members of staff and a former politician.

Extra officers have been drafted in from England and Wales to help with the probe.

Locals held a rally on Saturday to protest at an alleged "culture of secrecy" on the island.

Several hundred gathered outside the main government building in Royal Square, St Helier, to voice their support for those alleging abuse at Haut de la Garenne.