The removal and destruction of two bronze statues depicting the plight of orphaned convict children in colonial Tasmania – ...

Stranded in the wilds of Tasmania, eight convicts fled into the unknown. But when food ran out, something far darker took its place. This is the true story of The Cannibal Escape.

The removal and destruction of two bronze statues depicting the plight of orphaned convict children in colonial Tasmania has devastated members of the group which commissioned the project.

A sculptor hopes two bronze statues depicting orphan children can be rebuilt after being stolen from New Town in Hobart.