Dogs sniff out blood traces at Jersey children's home

Specially-trained dogs have found traces of blood at a former children’s home in Jersey which is at the centre of a major abuse investigation, police said tonight.

The animals were brought in this morning to an underground chamber at Haut de la Garenne, dubbed the “house of horrors” after the remains of a child was found buried in a stairwell last month.

Two spots of blood were identified in a concrete bath, a police spokeswoman said tonight.

Police have confirmed 100 people claim they were abused at the home and 25 people are suspected of a catalogue of sex crimes and physical assaults, including senior members of staff and a former politician.