A former children's home manager and his assistant sexually abused children in their care for decades. Malcolm Phillips, 93, carried out the abuse against four girls and two boys at Skircoat Lodge in Halifax between 1976 and 1994, a jury has found. He was deemed unfit to stand trial and a trial of facts was held at Bradford Crown Court on charges of rape, indecent assault and indecency with a child. Linda Brunning, 66, was found guilty of indecent assault against one boy and helping Phillips abuse another boy in the 1980s and 1990s. Brunning, who burst out crying as she was told she faced a "substantial" jail term, is due to be sentenced in April. Phillips had been in charge of the children's home since it opened in 1976 and his trial heard that "he let no-one challenge his authority". He lived at Skircoat Lodge and had "unfettered access" to all areas, including the children's bedrooms.…