Garda inquiry into Letterfrack widens

A Garda investigation into allegations of abuse at Letterfrack Reform School has had to be widened, as up to 30 more people have…

A Garda investigation into allegations of abuse at Letterfrack Reform School has had to be widened, as up to 30 more people have made complaints about Christian Brothers and staff. This brings the number of complainants to 140, writes Ann Healy.

Meanwhile, the official post-mortem results on the cause of inmate William Delaney's death show that he died of natural causes and not from a blow to the head, as was suspected.

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