Police have promised tough action against those buying alcohol for under-18s, following the near death of a 12-year-old girl. The youngster was found severely intoxicated in a park in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, after asking three different adults to buy her alcohol.
Central Scotland Police warned buying drink for underagers was an offence, following the incident on 3 February.
The girl was taken to Stirling Royal Infirmary for treatment.
PC Gordon Wilson said: "On three separate occasions within a 24-hour period, the young girl approached three different adults to buy her alcohol.
"There was a very real chance she could have died."
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