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Police told of 11 new suspects in Cyril Smith abuse probe
By Neal Keeling
The possible suspects are being investigated for abusing children at a Rochdale children’s home
Police investigating the sexual abuse of children by former MP Cyril Smith have been told of ‘at least’ 11 other suspects.
Seven alleged victims have given officers the names of men they say were behind the abuse linked to Knowl View School in Rochdale where Smith was chairman of the governors in its final year.
Next month a report is due to be published by barrister, Andrew Warnock QC, who was instructed by Rochdale council in January to ‘independently review all council decision-making’ related to the former special school in Bamford from the late 80s to mid 90s.
At least a dozen boys are said to have been victims of sexual abuse during that time and police are now sifting through 33 boxes of previously undiscovered archive material relating to the school.
Some of the suspects named by the victims may have died, but all had links to Knowl View.