Two girls fight off harasser with machetes in Dundee, Scotland
Two girls aged 12 and 14 used machetes to fend off a harasser in Dundee, Scotland. The Sheriff Court convicted the Bulgarian attacker and his sister. The case has spar
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Two teenagers fought off an attacker with machetes in Dundee: the trial ends in conviction
What leads two girls aged 12 and 14 to wield a machete and an axe against an adult? The incident, which took place on 24 August 2025 in the Lochee district of Dundee, Scotland, went viral on social media and ended up in court. On 12 June 2026, the Dundee Sheriff Court found Ilia Belov, a 22-year-old Bulgarian immigrant, guilty of assaulting a 12-year-old girl and displaying threatening behaviour towards the group of four girls. His sister, Nadjedzha Belova, 20, had previously pleaded guilty to assaulting another 13-year-old girl during the same altercation.
The footage, which spread like wildfire, showed the young girls in a defensive stance: one with a machete, the other with an axe. According to the investigation, the man had asked for their phone number and started groping them. Far from being intimidated, the girls responded with the objects they were carrying. The attacker backed off; there were no serious injuries.
The social reaction has been polarised. While some applaud the girls' determination and criticise the absence of adults, others denounce an armed escalation and divert attention towards the attacker's identity. In Scotland, the debate over safety in public spaces and the citizen response to street harassment has come back to the fore.
The Belov case closes with two convictions, but it opens uncomfortable questions about how gender-based violence is tackled from an early age and how far self-defence with bladed weapons is justified.
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What leads two girls aged 12 and 14 to wield a machete and an axe against an adult? The incident, which took place on 24 August 2025 in the Lochee district of Dundee, Scotland, went viral on social media and ended up in court. On 12 June 2026, the Dundee Sheriff Court found Ilia Belov, a 22-year-old Bulgarian immigrant, guilty of assaulting a 12-year-old girl and displaying threatening behaviour towards the group of four girls. His sister, Nadjedzha Belova, 20, had previously pleaded guilty to assaulting another 13-year-old girl during the same altercation.
The footage, which spread like wildfire, showed the young girls in a defensive stance: one with a machete, the other with an axe. According to the investigation, the man had asked for their phone number and started groping them. Far from being intimidated, the girls responded with the objects they were carrying. The attacker backed off; there were no serious injuries.
The social reaction has been polarised. While some applaud the girls' determination and criticise the absence of adults, others denounce an armed escalation and divert attention towards the attacker's identity. In Scotland, the debate over safety in public spaces and the citizen response to street harassment has come back to the fore.
The Belov case closes with two convictions, but it opens uncomfortable questions about how gender-based violence is tackled from an early age and how far self-defence with bladed weapons is justified.
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