Abuser in 'UK's largest catfishing case' to be sentenced over girl's manslaughter
Alexander McCartney, 26, from Newry is about to be sentenced at Belfast Crown Court for a litany of crimes in what has been described as “the UK's largest catfishing case” McCartney pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this year after a 12-year-old girl took her own life rather than comply with his demands He has previously admitted 185 charges involving 70 child victims Catfishing is when someone uses a fake identity online to target another person,