Are kids buried in the cellar of the former children's home in Jersey?

sealed cellar in the former children's home at the centre of an alleged abuse scandal was yesterday being dug up in a search for more bodies.

Sniffer dogs trained to find human remains have identified six spots where youngsters may be buried after a child's bones were unearthed at the weekend - in what could be Britain's worst case of systematic abuse.

Deputy police chief Lenny Harper said: "We are concentrating on a cellar. We have had some positive indications from the dog but there could be a number of explanations."
Remains, including a skull, were found under a thick concrete floor at Jersey's Haut de la Garenne on Saturday. They are thought to be of a child aged 11 to 15, dating from the 80s.

A probe of abuse allegations including beatings and rape as far back as the 60s was launched two years ago but only made public in November.

Police were in contact with 140 alleged victims and witnesses but 10 more have come forward since the weekend.

Former residents revealed they were often forced into solitary confinement, but Mr Harper refused to say if the cellar was used for that purpose.

Three ex-residents said they knew children who disappeared.

It has also emerged bones were found at the home - now a youth hostel - by builders five years ago and dismissed as animal remains. But it turns out they were discovered next to children's shoes, which were handed to police.

An excavation team including archaeologists, sniffer dogs and radar equipment expanded its search in the grounds yesterday.

Accusations that authorities did not investigate abuse complaints properly are also being probed. But police insisted there was no evidence of a cover-up.

Mr Harper said: "We are looking at allegations that agencies did not deal with things as perhaps they should."
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