Jersey bunker search nears end

The bunker is less than a mile from Haut de la Garenne

Experts are expected to complete an examination this week into Jersey bunkers linked to abuse allegations.

Jersey police allowed photographers near the isolated site for the first time. Images showed the German-built bunker complex with a low door.

It is about 500 yards from the former children's home Haut de la Garenne where the inquiry began in February.

Police have said evidence in the bunkers "corroborates" alleged victims' claims of abuse.

Six witnesses alleged they were abused at the underground bunkers.

Police say they are confident violence took place at the home, and a murder inquiry remains a possibility.

About 100 people have made allegations of abuse at the home between the early 1960s and 1986.

Police so far have about 100 suspects, though they say only 18 of these are significant.

MP's call

The lengthy investigation at the main site, which involved excavating cellars, has been completed, with children's teeth, shackles and a blood-stained bath being discovered.

Earlier this week Labour MP Austin Mitchell tabled a Commons motion asking for an independent probe to be carried out by a judge from the British mainland.

Mr Mitchell says he has no confidence in moves by Jersey's government, which is likely to set up a public inquiry.

He questioned whether the island's authorities could deal with the issues "with sufficient independence and rigour because of the scale and the long history of the problem".