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| − | [[Margaret Hughes]] is a British woman who was convicted and jailed for child abuse committed between 1969 & 1981. Hughes was a carer at the Smyllum Park orphanage in Scotland. Among other offences Hughes reportedly forced a girl in to a freezing bath and held her head under the water.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68020586.amp</ref> |
+ | [[Margaret Hughes]] is a British woman who, along with [[Sarah McDermott]] and [[Eileen Igoe]] was convicted and jailed for child abuse committed between 1969 & 1981. Hughes was a carer at the Smyllum Park orphanage in Scotland. Among other offences Hughes reportedly forced a girl in to a freezing bath and held her head under the water.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68020586.amp</ref> |
The Smyllum Park orphanage closed in 1981.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68020586.amp</ref> |
The Smyllum Park orphanage closed in 1981.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68020586.amp</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 04:22, 20 January 2024
Margaret Hughes is a British woman who, along with Sarah McDermott and Eileen Igoe was convicted and jailed for child abuse committed between 1969 & 1981. Hughes was a carer at the Smyllum Park orphanage in Scotland. Among other offences Hughes reportedly forced a girl in to a freezing bath and held her head under the water.[1]
The Smyllum Park orphanage closed in 1981.[2]