A 93-year-old paedophile who abused children at a care home for almost two decades has walked free after being found unfit to stand trial.
Malcolm Phillips sexually abused boys and girls in his care during an 18-year regime of fear while serving as the manager of Skircoat Lodge Care Home in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Last year, a jury at Bradford Crown Court found that Phillips had committed sexual offences against six victims – four female and two male – between 1976 and 1994.
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But he could not be jailed after he was found unfit to stand trial due to a number of age-related health concerns, leaving the judge no choice but to issue an absolute discharge.
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