Patrick Devaney: Portaferry man’s reign of terror over teens in detention

Patrick Devaney, an 81-year-old Portaferry man, has been jailed after inflicting years of abuse on teens sentenced to a borstal. His cruelty included beating children with cricket bats, sustained racial abuse and sick games forcing boys to fight. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by victim Andrew Parsons and Belfast Telegraph Journalist Liam Tunney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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