Care worker who helped boss with child abuse jailed for 25 years
Summary
A care worker named Linda Brunning was sentenced to 25 years in jail for helping her boss, Malcolm Phillips, abuse children at a children’s home in Halifax. Phillips, aged 93, was found unfit to stand trial and was given a discharge, but was found to have committed abuse over many years.Key Facts
- Malcolm Phillips managed a children’s home called Skircoat Lodge from 1976 to 1994.
- Phillips was accused of sexually and physically abusing four girls and two boys in his care.
- He was deemed too old and ill to face trial and was given an absolute discharge with a sexual harm prevention order.
- Linda Brunning, Phillips’ assistant, was found guilty of assisting in sexual abuse and indecent assault of boys.
- Brunning was sentenced to 25 years in prison for her role in the abuse.
- The home housed children aged 4 to 16 who were placed there for their safety.
- Victims reported being deprived of food, sleep, and family visits, and felt isolated and scared.
- Phillips had a previous conviction in 2001 for abusing children at the same home and served seven years in prison.
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