Jersey inquiry needs more funding

The investigation into alleged child abuse at a former Jersey children's home needs an extra £1.5m in funding.

The island's Treasury has asked its government for more than the £6m originally requested as the inquiry has taken longer than expected.

The excavation of a 1940s bunker and the number of items which have needed forensic examination added to the bill.

About 100 people have alleged abuse dating from the early 1960s to 1986 at the former Haut de la Garenne home.

Police had planned to leave the site in early May, but this was postponed until early July, which increased security costs.

The Chief Minister, Senator Frank Walker, has previously said the investigation would get as much money as it needed.

So far police have found 65 milk teeth and more than 100 bone fragments at the site.

Jersey Police started an exploratory search of the home and made their first significant discovery on 23 February, finding what they believed to be a skull fragment.

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