A SHERIFF has declared his 'disappointment' at the revelation that a pensioner convicted of years of cruelty towards children in her care at Quarrier's Village still continues to blame her victims for her crimes.

Euphemia Ramsay was found guilty by a jury last year of mistreating youngsters she was employed to look after in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Auntie Effie, as she was known to the youths, repeatedly punched and kicked one victim on his head, struck him with a slipper and spat in his face, and she also forced him to bathe in cold water and sleep on a concrete floor in an outhouse.

Euphemia RamsayEuphemia Ramsay (Image: NQ)

On occasions when the child - aged between five and six at the time - had wet the bed, she forced him to remove his nightwear and stand naked in front of other residents.

Ramsay, 77, seized another child by the body and forced her on to a table before instructing another person to force feed her.

She also struck the second child, who was aged between eight and 10, with a shoe to her injury.

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At a sentencing hearing in September 2023, Sheriff James Varney described a background report presented to the court as ‘appalling’ and said the OAP's attempts to blame other people were a ‘disgrace’.

He told her she had shown no remorse or empathy, and that she failed to provide ‘protection, guidance, safety and wellbeing’ for the children placed in her care.

Sheriff Varney added: “These two children were placed in your care and you abused your position of trust.

“It’s only through their courage and strength that they came forward and spoke out after living a life of shame and trauma.

“I hope the victims in this case take comfort from the fact that the jury believed them and not you.”

Ramsay, who lives on the Isle of Man, was ordered to complete the maximum 300 hours of unpaid work within 18 months after a defence lawyer said she has lived 'a faultless life' since committing the offences.

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She was also made subject to a 12-month night-time with an electronic tag.

Returning to the dock last week for a review hearing, Ramsay was said to be 'maintaining her position as at trial'.

A solicitor said: "In that regard she is being consistent.

"It is clear that she is taking the sentence seriously."

Ramsay has around 37 unpaid work hours left to complete and the tagging order is due to end in September.

However, Sheriff Varney told the court: "It is disappointing that her insight and victim blaming in this case continues.

"There is certainly progress with the punitive elements. But there has been no progress where I had hoped to see it in the supervision.

"It strikes me that there is still some absence of accountability into your offending behaviour."

A further review hearing has been scheduled for October and Ramsay has been ordered to attend in-person.