‘I Was Used as a Human Guinea Pig’: Mother and Baby Home Survivor Demands Justice for Children in Care - 25/08/2026
A survivor of a mother and baby home who was subjected to vaccine trials and sexually abused as a child says he is devastated that vulnerable children are still being failed by the State.Francis Timmons, who spent the first years of his life in Madonna House mother and baby home in Blackrock, Dublin, says there are serious concerns about the safety and stability of children currently in State care.It comes after figures revealed that more than 1,100 children in Tusla care were placed in unregulated emergency settings last year, while hundreds experienced multiple care placements. Internal…
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