Shocking abuse of ‘Service User 42’ at children's respite home

In 1983, a foster home in the south-east started being used by the State as a respite refuge for intellectually disabled children.

For some of the most vulnerable children in our State, who lacked the ability to speak for themselves, it turned out to be a place of absolute and continual horror. The vast majority of those who stayed there did so for short respite periods during the summer months.

As many as 47 children and young adults went through the home, which was the scene of the most savage rape, physical abuse, and neglect ever to emerge.