Son only found out mother was inside NI Magdalene Laundry when she died

Robert O’Connor (David Young/PA)

When Robert O’Connor asked what happened to his mother he was told she was a mortal sinner and he need know nothing more.

What he was not told was that Brigid O’Connor was actually inside a Magdalene Laundry just across the River Foyle from the children’s home where he was placed as a young child.