Closing submissions from Mr Brown, solicitor Paul Reid GC on behalf of Merchiston Castle School, and Mr John Edward on behalf of Scottish Council of Independent Schools.
Abuse at top school ‘like Lord of the Flies’
Former pupils at a Scottish boarding school have told how they were touched inappropriately and received brutal beatings in scenes akin to Lord of the Flies. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard evidence that teachers at Merchiston Castle in Edinburgh, one of the country’s most expensive private schools, mistreated the children.
Merchiston Castle School – SCAI Hearing Transcript – Day 264 (13 January 2022)
Evidence was heard from former pupils “John Crawford (HYD)”, “Mark (CCY)”, and “William (CBM)”.
Pupils: Mark (CCY) – SCAI Witness Statement (11 September 2018)
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