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.
Investigators will conduct an examination of his gaming account to try and “rule in or out” the possibility.
It is thought that local gardaí might consult the divisional cyber crime unit to assist in the forensic examination of the boy’s online accounts and home networks.
The email sent to the schools contains a username in the boy’s name, with his name and full address also repeated in the opening line of the message.
The email is also dated in the US format of month, day, year.
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