POLICE CATCH 'VANDAL' AGED THREE !

A three-year-old child was caught with a gang of children who were vandalising a building in Dundee, it has emerged.

A freedom of information request revealed the child had been the youngest member of the group.

BBC Scotland has learned that the children had been throwing paint at a house which was due for demolition in the Fintry district of Dundee.

The age of criminal responsibility in Scotland is eight, but crimes committed by younger children are recorded.

The child was caught as part of a police operation targeting vandalism in the city.

It identified eight youngsters who were each responsible for more than 10 acts of vandalism, some causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.

The incident involving the three-year-old took place last May.
BBC NEWS REPORT.