Police Urge Public Not to Speculate About Girl, 12, Charged in Dundee

Police Scotland have warned the public not to share misinformation about an incident in Dundee involving a 12-year-old girl, after online speculation was amplified by Elon Musk.

- Libby Brooks

Scotland's first minister has also accused the multimillionaire X owner of undermining community cohesion.

After the incident, during which a Bulgarian couple were approached by young people in St Ann Lane, Dundee, on Saturday evening, a 12-year-old girl was charged with being in possession of offensive weapons.

Alleged footage of the incident was circulated widely on social media, including images of a girl holding up bladed weapons and claims that she and her friends had been harassed and followed by individuals, who were described as migrants with no evidence to back that up.

Musk retweeted some of these allegations on his social media platform X and posted himself: "What kind of government arrests little girls who try to defend themselves?"