A WOMAN was tortured and tied to a pipe for two days at a nun-run approved school, a court has heard.

Catherine Logan, 57, claimed nuns from Dalbeath Approved School in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, abused her during her time there between 1969 and 1971.

Mrs Logan told Paisley Sheriff Court she was hit about 12 or 13 times – including with a riding crop – and also alleged she was drugged.

She was giving evidence at the trial of Anne Kenny, 79, and Agnes Reville, 77. Kenny faces four charges of assault while Reville is accused of five charges of assault. The accusations involve eight girls.

Mrs Logan identified Kenny as Mother Rosari and Reville as Mother Martin – both nuns at the school at the time.

She told prosecutor Douglas Hamilton she was "tortured" when she got into trouble. She said on one occasion she was tied to a pole for two days in a broom cupboard after pulling a nun's habit off. Mrs Logan said: "I was in there for two days. I was hit with something like a carpet beater."

The court was told Mother Rosari hit her with an implement, causing her spleen to rupture.

Mrs Logan claimed two girls ran to get the police. When she spoke to officers, she said her arms were bandaged. Police were allegedly told by the school that Mrs Logan had been self harming. Kenny, of Manchester, and Reville, of Newcastle, deny all charges. The trial continues.