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5 hours ago · Scotland
Scottish police to target online gangs forcing children to self-harm
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. BBC News UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Scotland. The first report grouped here was at 29 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Scottish police to target online gangs forcing children to self-harm”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Officers are hunting members of loose online networks of sadists who mainly targets girls on gaming platforms and social media.
BBC News UKRead at BBC News UK
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by BBC News UK
Scottish police to target online gangs forcing children to self-harm
Reported by 1 outlet
- BBC News