Former Quarriers 'house mother' avoids jail after campaign of child cruelty

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Anne Whitty was found guilty by a jury of sickening abuse on vulnerable kids for almost three decades at Quarriers Home in Bridge of Weir.

A former Renfrewshire children’s home boss has avoided jail after being found guilty of force-feeding kids, hitting them with shoes and making them stand for “prolonged periods” in darkness.

He said: “The victims were children, vulnerable children placed in your care and protection. You were in a position of trust. The offending is of a serious nature. Download the free Renfrewshire Live app today Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.

There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Whitty was ordered to carry out 300 hours of community service within 12 months. A victim of Whitty’s told the Paisley Daily Express how the sentence handed down was a “kick in the teeth”. After a trial spanning almost three weeks at the town’s sheriff court, the jury found Whitty guilty of 11 charges of “cruel” and “unnatural treatment” of children whose “care and protection” she was responsible for.As well as force feeding the youngster, Whitty would repeatedly strike him on the body with a shoe, make abusive comments to him and compel him to stand in a darkened room for prolonged periods of time.

Whitty would also cause a young female so much “fear or alarm” that she would “wet herself” when she was aged between five and eight years old.

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