School staff member sexually abused vulnerable kids
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man from Wigan has been found guilty of sexually abusing kids at a school in Worcestershire in the 1960s and 70s. Maurice Lambell, 68, of Leigh, has been convicted of 30 sexual offences including indecent assault and buggery.
His co-accused Keith Figes, 73, of Bourton, Dorset, previously pleaded guilty to 11 counts of specimen offences. He had been charged with 51 counts of sexual offences, including indecent assault and buggery. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. The abuse happened between 1966 and 1974 whilst both men were working at Berrow Wood School in Pendock, on the Worcestershire/Gloucestershire border.
It catered for boys who were considered to have behavioural or learning difficulties or had been excluded from mainstream education owing to disruptive behaviour.
A jury returned their verdicts in the case of Lambell, of Platt Fold Street, at Worcester Crown Court earlier today (Monday, July 24).
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