Gardaí may investigate if Tuam baby exhumation reveals evidence of unlawful deaths

A general view of a mass unmarked grave at the former site of the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co Galway. Picture date: Wednesday May 31, 2023.

Gardaí will launch an investigation if forensic specialists excavating the burial site of the Tuam babies uncover evidence that any of the infants died unlawfully.

The long-awaited exhumation at the site of the former Bons Secours-run mother and baby home will begin on June 16.