THERE were fears last night that an estimate of 200 deaths of children in care in the past decade could be exceeded at the same time as an expert panel awaits files from the HSE.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has hit out at media reports that the number of children who have died in State care could be as high as 200 and insisted that its initial figure of 23 deaths was unlikely to climb significantly.

THE report into the death of Tracey Fay raises the question of who was in charge of the tragic teenager’s care.

A TROUBLED 15-year-old girl who has been using drugs and has gone missing 25 times this year has been further remanded in custody until Friday pending efforts to place her into foster care.