Gardaí appeal for information from survivors on crimes in mother and baby homes

The gardaí have said that any complaints from survivors or those who may have information to offer will be dealt with in a sensitive manner

The final commission report found that 9,000 children died in mother and baby homes and the mortality rate was higher in these institutions than the overall national average. File photo: Hany Marzouk

The gardaí are appealing to mother and baby home survivors to report any information they have on crimes relating to a pregnancy or abuse in these institutions.

A special dedicated team, which was set up to review the mother and baby homes commission report, has not found enough information in the 3,000-page document to form the basis of a criminal investigation and gardaí now want survivors to come forward.