Sinead O’Connor has demanded that Irish police find the baby she witnessed being ‘stolen’ by Magdalene Laundry nuns from a young mother.
The singer claimed in the Irish Sun newspaper that she saw a newborn baby boy being ‘torn’ from a friend’s arms during her spell in a Dublin laundry.
The controversial rock star spent over a year in a Magdalene Laundry as a teenager.
The paper reports that she has now reported the traumatic baby incident to police in Wicklow. Officers have confirmed they have launched a criminal probe into the allegations.
O’Connor told the paper that she suspects a cover-up by those involved.
She said: “On Friday I gave a formal statement to gardai (police). I am asking that any person who witnessed the gestation, nursing and/or removal of this child to please come forward also.
“In fact, any woman who has had a baby taken from them while in the care of one of these institutions should report the matter.
“Officers have told me that women need to come forward if this has happened to them.”
O’Connor told the Irish Sun she was ‘satisfied’ that detectives will now conduct a full investigation.
She had spent 18 months at High Park in Drumcondra after stealing as a teen.
The singer recalled: “One morning I woke to hear my friend screaming. I ran out of my cubicle, I saw her surrounded by two or three nuns.
“They tore my friend’s baby from her arms. Her desperate beggings and pleadings and screams were ignored.
“She was physically overpowered and the baby was gone — with no trace of where he went.”
The Sisters of Our Lady of Charity have denied any knowledge of the incident now under investigation.
In a statement they said: “Our services never included mother and baby homes.”
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.lj | Feb 19, 2013, 08:21 PM EST
Wow the saying goes "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Here is a woman having the courage to expose modern day slavery and baby stealing and look at the comments. What a shame.
Pittsburghkid | Feb 16, 2013, 07:51 PM EST
In America, we'd say that O'Connor "is one brick shy of a full load" Do the Irish have a simular saying when someone "is off their rocker"?
seanomelb | Feb 12, 2013, 08:20 PM EST
I wonder if Sinead embarrasses or offends the catholic nuts on this site who play the woman and not the disgraceful practises committed by nuns in the laundry labour camps the hypocrites.
Portia_O'Neill | Feb 12, 2013, 08:34 AM EST
Sinead O'Connor is an artist.
misneac | Feb 11, 2013, 09:07 PM EST
Portia 777 loses all credibility when she supports that publicity seeking spacer OConnor . Why does IC keep publishing rubbish ?
Paul Hogan | Feb 11, 2013, 03:33 PM EST
This Women Is a Head-Case. What next?
KweenOHearts | Feb 11, 2013, 01:48 PM EST
Ho..hum! One more attempt by this crazy broad to remain relevant to the world. Psst.. Sinead, don't tell anyone but I think no once cares about your manufactured travails ! Your 15 minutes were up some 15 years ago!
Collette2 | Feb 11, 2013, 11:06 AM EST
Katie children are now learning who their mother's are, but will they ever know who their fathers are? Only mothers know that. Do you? There but by the Grace of God go many.
katieherk | Feb 11, 2013, 10:34 AM EST
The drama queen at it again.... does anyone actually believe anything that comes out of her mouth?
Portia777 | Feb 11, 2013, 12:24 AM EST
and here we are 2013, on the brink of forced adoption and Georgia Tann Baby Thief. Let us bring legalised child trafficking to an end. Ireland is now doing the same as other nations assimilation non nationals into white catholic families and how many of these adoptees will commit suicide like the Vietnamese children legally trafficked here from Buddhist families. Oh what a disgrace we are as a nation . Well done Sinead.