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Mon 11 Nov 2009More than 1,000 people could be victims of child abuse in North, solicitor claims
NORTHERN IRELAND:THE NUMBERS affected by institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland could be in excess of 1,000, it has been estimated.
Joe Rice, a solicitor seeking compensation for those claiming they were abused as children in church and state institutions, told The Irish Times that the response to calls for an inquiry north of the Border by the Stormont Executive to date was “disappointing and frustrating”.
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