A 12-year-old Dumfries boy armed with a knife forced cops to draw a Taser.
But officers were able to deal with the situation without firing the stun gun at the youth, a report has revealed.
The incident took place on July 12, 2020 and is included in a report to the Scottish Police Authority.
Statistics from 2019 to 2021 revealed there were three occasions where cops drew their Tasers on under-18s in Dumfries and Galloway.
The revelations follow a Police Scotland report to the SPA watchdog.
The other incidents in the region included a 13-year-old boy having a stun gun pulled on him while he was holding a knife and the red dot was showing on his body, but it was not discharged.
And a 17-year-old also had the weapon drawn on him and again with a red dot displayed on December 15, 2020 to try and stop him self harming.
However, Police Scotland have come under fire after the number of times officers used Tasers when dealing with children doubled in the past two years up to the end of 2021.
Figures revealed police officers drew the weapon 25 times to under 18s in 2021.
That’s more than double compared to 2019 when the figure was 11 and 12 in 2020.
The incidents detailed in a report to the SPA revealed that the youngest two children involved were aged 12 – the boy from Dumfries and a girl in Glasgow.
Scotland’s Children and Young People’s Commissioner has now called for the practice to be banned on youngsters.
Bruce Adamson said: “It is unacceptable for a child to be tasered, or to be threatened with a Taser by police.
“Tasers are potentially lethal and inflict severe pain which creates significant risk for children.”
Police insist that their number one priority is keeping the public safe.
Assistant Chief Constable, Steve Johnson, said: “Tasers have protected the public and emergency service workers from violent individuals and the mere presence of the device is enough to de-escalate situations.
“Tasers will only be used when it’s proportionate and necessary.
“The PIRC’s annual report highlights officers have acted appropriately when using them.
“Officers are responding to increasing numbers of violent incidents and calls reporting the use of weapons and it is therefore natural that Taser usage has increased, although it remains rare.”
