Police have investigated a three-year-old boy for disorder and vandalism, making him the youngest known suspect in a British criminal inquiry.

The toddler is among 10 children aged five and under investigated for crimes, including sexual offences, since May.

Officers from Strathclyde police went to his home this summer after receiving a complaint of damage to household property.

The youngest offender in England and Wales was a six-year-old arrested in Bedfordshire on suspicion of robbery in June.

The children are below the age of criminal responsibility and cannot be prosecuted or held in custody.u00a0Chris Grayling, the shadow home secretary, said the figures were worrying.
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"This is a clear manifestation of the first signs of offending. These instances underline the very deep social problems we have in some parts of the country," he said.