Survivors search for answers as pathologists examine remains of buried children in Tuam, Ireland
Open this photo in gallery:U.S. forensic anthropologist Allysha Winburn is heading a forensic lab set up in Tuam, Ireland, to help identify the remains of hundreds of children who died at the St. Duffy could think about as he walked past the tables, microscopes and measuring equipment was: “It could have been me.” He and hundreds of other survivors of the St. Mary’s Mother and Baby Home hope this new forensic lab will finally uncover the truth about what happened to nearly 800 children who are believed to have died at the institution, nestled on the outskirts of the small city of Tuam.
- ▪Open this photo in gallery:U.S. forensic anthropologist Allysha Winburn is heading a forensic lab set up in Tuam, Ireland, to help identify the remains of hundreds of children who died at the St.
- ▪Duffy could think about as he walked past the tables, microscopes and measuring equipment was: “It could have been me.” He and hundreds of other survivors of the St.
- ▪Mary’s Mother and Baby Home hope this new forensic lab will finally uncover the truth about what happened to nearly 800 children who are believed to have died at the institution, nestled on the outskirts of the small city of Tuam.
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Open this photo in gallery:U.S. forensic anthropologist Allysha Winburn is heading a forensic lab set up in Tuam, Ireland, to help identify the remains of hundreds of children who died at the St. Mary’s Mother and Baby Home.Anna Liminowicz/The Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountPat Duffy tried to keep his emotions in check as he walked by eight stainless steel tables where forensic anthropologists will begin examining the remains of hundreds of long-forgotten children buried in this corner of western Ireland. All Mr. Duffy could think about as he walked past the tables, microscopes and measuring equipment was: “It could have been me.” He and hundreds of other survivors of the St.
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