A three-year-old boy has become the youngest known suspect in a British criminal inquiry after he was investigated by police over alleged disorder and vandalism, the Daily Telegraph reports.

Officers from Strathclyde police visited the toddler’s home this summer after receiving a complaint of damage to household property. The youngster is one of 10 children aged five and under who have been investigated since May for a variety of alleged crimes, including sexual offences.

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

None of the children referred to can be prosecuted or held in custody because they are below the age of criminal responsibility. In England and Wales, the age of criminal responsibility is 10, while in Scotland, where the three-year-old was investigated, the age is eight – the lowest in Europe.

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