New jail term for former monk who abused children at two schools

A former Catholic monk has been jailed for seven years for abusing children over decades at two residential schools.

Michael Murphy, 88, is already serving a seven year jail sentence from 2016for 15 crimes of assault and indecent assault against young boys.

He has now been convicted of a further 29 offences against boys.

They took place at St Ninian’s List D School, at Gartmore, in Stirlingshire, and St Joseph’s in East Lothian.