Scotland's police watchdog slams Tayside cops over handling of boy's rape investigation
dailyrecord.co.ukScotland’s police watchdog has slammed Tayside cops for their handling of an investigation into the rape of a young boy. The victim, now aged 13, was attacked by another youngster in a house in Angus in November 2017.
It was witnessed by two other children and was believed to have been filmed on an iPad while an adult was downstairs. The horrific attack was investigated by the police ’s Child Protection Unit and officers later arrested and charged a local 13-year-old.
It was passed to the office of the Children’s Reporter, which chose to take no further action – to the astonishment of the victim’s mother.
Since then the young victim - who has been left deeply traumatised by the attack - was awarded a significant five-figure sum by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).
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