Fresh allegations of abuse against Jimmy Savile, said to have taken place at the Cardiff Royal Infirmary in the 1960s, have emerged. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board confirmed that an adult had reported an incident from the 1960s, and that the police are involved in the investigation.
On Thursday 7th November, the Health Board issued a statement saying: ìCardiff and Vale University Health Board can confirm that it has investigated one allegation from an adult relating to an alleged incident at Cardiff Royal Infirmary in the early 1960s.î
ìThe health board is working closely with South Wales Police and the Department of Health on the matter and is not in a position to comment further at this time.î
The investigation into the incident at the Cardiff Royal Infirmary, which closed down in 1999, is part of a wider investigation into incidents at 13 hospitals across the United Kingdom. It is the first hospital in Wales to have been identified as part of the enquiry, the final report of which will be released in June 2014.
UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: ìIt is vital that the final NHS investigation reports are thorough and complete, and reflect all the evidence about Jimmy Savileís pattern of offending.î
The allegations are the latest in a long line of revelations about the now deceased Radio 1 DJís history of child sex abuse. Savile is believed to have abused hundreds of children over his 50-year career at the BBC.
The former broadcast journalist died in 2011, shortly after which allegations into his sexual abuse of children began to surface. Operation Yewtree was set up shortly thereafter by the Metropolitan Police to investigate the extensive reports of abuse from throughout his career.
Ashley Bebbington
News Editor
Add Comment