No evidence found at orphanage grave
PROSECUTORS say there is no evidence a crime has been committed at an orphanage where the bodies of hundreds of children were reportedly buried in a mass grave.
An investigation found that at least 400 children from Smyllum Park orphanage in Lanark are thought to be buried in an unmarked grave at the town’s St Mary’s Cemetery.
The orphanage – run by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul – was home to more than 10,000 children between opening in 1864 and closing in 1981.
Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and Police Scotland said they “recognise the level of public concern” following the reports but that there is currently no evidence of criminal activity.