The Royal Commission investigating abuse in care has heard a former gang member lost the ability to love because of the time he spent as a child of the state.
The inquiry into abuse in state and faith-based care has entered the second week of its hearing in Auckland, where abuse survivors, their advocates and researchers are giving evidence.
People at the hearing openly cried as former King Cobra gang member Fa'afete Taiko's spoke about his experiences in care and the impact it has had on his later life.
RNZ reporter Katie Scotcher has been covering the hearing and filed this report.
