UK’s ‘most prolific catfisher’ who drove girl, 12, to take her own life jailed

Alexander McCartney, 26, drove Cimarron Thomas, 12, to take her own life (Picture: PA)Online predator Alexander McCartney who drove one of his catfish victims to take her own life, has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.The 26-year-old pleaded guilty at Belfast Crown Court after admitting 185 charges involving 70 children.He posed as a teenage girl to befriend young females on Snapchat before blackmailing them.McCartney, originally from Newry, Northern Ireland, used his technical knowledge as