Five Scottish nuns to go on trial accused of historic child abuse

NewsUK NewsScotlandThe women are aged between 68 and 8412:46, 31 Aug 2026Five nuns, three of whom are in their 80s, are to go on trial next spring after being accused of historic abuse against children, the Press Association reports.Marie Docherty, 84, Mary Broderick, 84, Margaret McLafferty, 68, Kathleen McLean, 77, and Mary Doyle, 81, are named on an indictment which contains 108 charges, a hearing at Glasgow High Court heard today.The charges span 17 years with offences alleged to have taken place mainly at Nazareth House locations in Aberdeen and Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, between 1965 and 1982.Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterThe indictment includes an allegation that Docherty forced a boy to consume spoiled food, striking him with a wood