Another violent incident linked to the Grindr dating app has been reported in Santa Cruz, marking the third such attack in the area over the past month.

In the most recent case, a 25-year-old man from Arouca was lured and assaulted by a group of men after chatting with a man he met on the app.

According to reports, around 2 am on June 9, officers from the San Juan CID were on patrol when they received a report of a robbery via the E999 Command Centre. The officers responded to the scene at Sun Valley Road, Lower Santa Cruz, where they met the victim.