The Westmoreland Police have arrested and charged three people for a series of abuse of eight Wards of the State at the Clifton Boy’s Home in Darliston, Westmoreland between March 2016 and March 2021, following investigations into the allegations of abuse at the facility.
The manager of the facility, 80-year-old Irene McDonald was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and unlawful wounding.
Meanwhile, her son 58-year-old William McDonald, assistant manager and her grand-daughter 35-year-old Rasheda McDonald, a housekeeper at the facility have both been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Police reports are that, over the period under investigation, eight boys from as young as 10-years-old to 17-years-old, were physically abused by the trio.
A report was subsequently made to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency CPFSA and the Police.
An investigation was launched and the three accused arrested and subsequently charged.
