Police seize 1,500 hours of CCTV after campsite sex attack on boy

The child was attacked at Loch Ness Bay campsite in Drumnadrochit

Thousands of hours of CCTV footage has been seized by police investigating a sexual assault on an eight-year-old boy at a Highland campsite.

The child was sleeping alone in a tent at Loch Ness Bay campsite in Drumnadrochit when the attack happened in the early hours of last Thursday.

The boy's father, who was in a tent nearby, saw the man and raised the alarm.

Police Scotland said officers had seized 1,500 hours of CCTV and visited almost 100 properties on door-to-door inquiries.

Det Supt Calum Smith said significant resources were dedicated to the investigation and detectives were "trawling" through footage to find the suspect.

The man is described as white, aged 30 to 50, about 5ft 10in and bald.

He said: "Please be assured there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes and officers have seized more than 1,500 hours of public and private CCTV footage.

"As part of our investigation, we have specialist resources from across the country assisting local officers."

The detective added: "We have had a good response from the public so far, but I would again urge anyone with information to please come forward.

"Even if it doesn't seem significant, please pass any information on. It could prove crucial to our investigation."

Police Scotland said specialist officers were continuing to support the boy and his family.

Appealing for information, Supt Judy Hill said: "I would like to thank everyone for their help so far, including local businesses.

"We understand this incident will be very upsetting and worrying for the people living in this community."

The Boy and his family were tourists on holiday in the area.

Detectives said the suspect spoke back to the father, who had asked what he was doing, before walking off.

It is not known if the attacker was staying on the campsite but police have not ruled out that line of inquiry.

Officers described it as a "hugely traumatising" incident for the child and his family.