With her formidable frame and sandpaper voice, “Big Mags” Haney was the crime clan matriarch who ruled over the troubled Raploch estate in Stirling.
The chain-smoking granny and mum-of-11 first attracted public attention for an anti-paedophile crusade in the 90s.
But behind the headlines and an appearance on a morning TV show, the community she claimed to be protecting from the scourge of sex abuse knew the truth.