TWO more people have been arrested today by detectives investigating historical allegations of attacks on children in care on Jersey.

TWO more people have been arrested today by detectives investigating historical allegations of attacks on children in care on Jersey.

A 70-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman are being questioned in relation to assaults on children that took place in the 1960s and 1970s.

A spokeswoman said the arrests are connected to Haut De La Garenne, but it is not alleged that the crimes took place at the home.