After the death of his wife, Judith, Stephen Hindley discovered that a plot of land in a cemetery in Kendal, Cumbria, was being used for this purpose.
After his wife's death, Stephen Hindley found the plot of land used for the gravePolice are being urged to investigate claims that dozens of babies were buried in a mass grave amid abuse and mistreatment at a Church of England maternity home.
After the death of his wife, Judith, Stephen Hindley discovered the horrifying secret which had been preserved for decades by the church - that a plot of land in a cemetery in Kendal, Cumbria, is an unmarked grave for numerous unnamed babies Mr Hindley told the BBC that Judith was sent to the home because 'teenage pregnancy was a disgrace in those days.'
'It's tragic and horrific to think what those women went through and what they may still be going through.
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