Minecraft-playing grandma swatted when livestreaming to raise funds for grandson’s cancer treatment

Sue Jacquot was taking part in fundraiser when police swarmed her home after someone falsely reported a crime

An Arizona grandmother has said someone subjected her to a so-called police swatting call while she was taking part in a Minecraft fundraiser to raise financial support for her grandson’s cancer treatment medical bills.

The bizarre turn of events is the latest high-profile instance in the US of an act of criminal harassment which involves prank-calling emergency operators to get a heavily armed police response sent to a target’s home.