Gardaí probe whether boy spoken to after Clare schools 'mass shootings' email was hacked

It is understood that the boy claims he is a victim of a hack, and gardaí are examining if his gaming platform was remotely accessed by someone to send the malicious message

Gardaí will examine the boy's gaming account to try and “rule in or out” the possibility the threatening email was caused by a remote hacker.

Gardaí are investigating the possibility that a teenage boy who was suspected of sending an email to schools in Co Clare threatening mass shootings was the victim of an external hack.

It is understood that the boy is claiming he is a victim of this and gardaí are now examining whether or not his gaming platform was remotely accessed by someone to send the malicious message.