Jersey abuse inquiry 'developments'
A police chief leading the Jersey child abuse investigation is set to reveal "significant" developments in the inquiry.
Detective Superintendent Michael Gradwell is briefing the national media for the first time since taking charge of one of Britain's biggest child abuse cases, which includes complaints from more than 100 people.
Detectives found the remains of about five youngsters aged between four and 11 at Haut de la Garenne, a former children's home, after allegations of rape, beating, drugging and sexual abuse.
Searches also recovered more than 100 human bone fragments and 65 milk teeth - but the quality of the forensic evidence means police fear they may never be able to launch a murder investigation.
Campaigners called on the UK Government to intervene as hopes faded of a homicide inquiry.
A Jersey police spokeswoman said today's briefing would detail "significant developments in how the investigation would be taken forward".
"There will also be some information relating to some of the finds at Haut de la Garenne," she said.
The investigation was launched in 2006 but scandal surrounding the home, which was a youth hostel in recent years, emerged in February.
Officers discovered what was initially believed to be part of a child's skull - but it was later found to be more likely wood or part of a coconut.
Following the find, scores of people came forward claiming to have been drugged, raped and beaten at the home between the early 1960s and 1986.
