Child Abuse Group given £2Million

7th March 2007 (To Read the story at BBC News click here)

A group of victims of sexual and physical abuse at children's homes in Manchester have been awarded more than £2m in compensation.
The group of 168 individuals was formed in March 2000 in response to a Greater Manchester Police investigation.

Some 66 children home's homes in Greater Manchester were investigated.

The compensation, totalling £2.26m, was given for the abuse itself, the lifelong effects and for expenses such as therapy, the group's lawyers said.

'Not enough'

But Peter Garsden, a lawyer for the group, does not believe the payout is sufficient.

"The law could only provide what precedent allows," he said. Read More.....