The victims were abused over a seven-year period in a Glasgow drug den which became known as "the beastie house".

The brutal attacks against several children at a Glasgow drugs den could have been prevented by child protection services it has been said - a special task force is being set up to learn the failings

Four members of Glasgow child abuse ring tried to murder girl by pushing her in microwave - Three children were abused in crimes between 2012 and 2019

The seven members of one of Scotland's biggest child sex abuse rings have been given life-long sentences and warned that they may never be released. Three victims under the age of 13 were subjected to horrific sexual abuse and violence in a Glasgow drug den dubbed "the beastie house" over a seven-year period.

During a two-month trial, defence lawyers had argued the children may not have been telling the truth, but prosecutors said it would be "off the scale devious" to make up crimes of the "most monstrous kind".

The case which saw the largest prosecution of a sex abuse ring in Scotland 'reeked of institutional failures', Ash Regan MSP said.

The Scottish government insists it is working to ensure "nothing like this ever happens again" after abuse gang is jailed.

Men and women were convicted in Glasgow for crimes which saw four children introduced to a world of drugs and alcohol, before being exposed to sexual abuse and violence

The trial at the High Court in Glasgow is believed to be the largest prosecution of a child sex abuse ring in Scotland.

In the Scottish Parliament today, MSPs called for urgent action by the Scottish Government. Glasgow Labour MSP Pauline McNeill told children's minister Natalie Don-Innes: "We must have some answers now and not in a year's time, and perhaps you could clarify the timescale.