The identification of the couple involved in the Dundee Lochee incident (August 23, 2025) as Bulgarian stems directly from official statements by Police Scotland, as reported by multiple reputable news outlets. These sources emphasize that the couple—a man and a woman—were approached by a group of youths, and police investigations found no evidence supporting online claims of harassment or assault by the couple. The reports counter widespread misinformation on social media, including speculation about the couple’s ethnicity or immigration status.
(Chief Superintendent Nicola Russell’s statement: “We are aware of misinformation being shared on social media in relation to an incident where a Bulgarian couple were approached by youths...”)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r40gylxpwo
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/dundee-police-police-scotland-b2815252.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/dundee-police-police-scotland-b1244748.html
This is crap. The guy in the video was taunting her to show the knives, he’d been having fun harassing the other girl. That’s why they were so mad. “Bulgarian” could mean he lived there for a couple of years. Do you have the name of the “Victims”?
Police investigations found no evidence to support claims of sexual assault, harassment, or any wrongdoing by the Bulgarian couple (a man and a woman) who were approached by the youths. No one else has been charged or arrested in connection with the incident, and the couple are not in custody. Online narratives suggesting an “alleged attacker” (described as a 28-year-old migrant) facing charges for attempted sexual assault are unsubstantiated and have been explicitly debunked by authorities.
There are no verified reports of petitions demanding the charges be dropped, let alone ones garnering 150,000 signatures. Searches for such petitions yield no results related to this case.
The girl involved is 12 years old (not 14, as initially misreported in some early coverage). She has been charged with possession of offensive weapons (a knife and an axe) following the incident on August 23, 2025, in St Ann Lane, Lochee, Dundee. She was not arrested in the sense of custody; instead, she was referred to youth justice authorities for further action, as is standard for minors in Scotland. There is no mention of her being released on bail or the case being under special review for self-defense circumstances.