Graham McQuet outraged neighbours by keeping pack of wolves in his garden in poor conditions – but he hit headlines earlier after being victim of “catfishing” plot
12:00, 28 Mar 2026
One of McQuet’s wolves on top of a garden shed
A man who shocked his local community by keeping a pack of wolves in his garden was previously the victim of a notorious “catfish” sting – where his photos were stolen and falsely used online to suggest he was in a relationship with a woman.
Graham McQuet, 40, was convicted earlier this month of keeping the beasts in appalling conditions at his shabby property in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.
One died of blood loss after trapping its leg in a cage and severing it. And McQuet put the wolf’s body in a freezer and the leg in a wheelie bin, where it was found with chew marks, suggesting it had been gnawed by another animal.
But the Record can now reveal McQuet’s bizarre past life, including a shocking incident in 2015 when he attacked a baby girl, before he went on to be dragged into the public spotlight in 2017 amidst the catfishing scandal.
McQuet admitted seizing the seven-month-old girl by the head and body at his home in Grangemouth and inflicting blunt force trauma to her head and body.
Graham McQuet did not even know Jill Sharp – who was later convicted of stalking others – but he was photoshopped onto many photos with her and described as her fiance. Sharp denied any responsibility, claiming she had been hacked.
The charge at the time stated that he compressed her body, repeatedly shook her and caused her head to strike his head.
He was sentenced to a community payback order and told to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.
And McQuet was thrust back into the public spotlight after a Twitter account of Rangers fan Jill Sharp – who was later convicted for stalking other people – featured photos of him and her, presenting them as a couple.
The Twitter account used photos stolen from McQuet and his real-life girlfriend at the time, featuring them enjoying a break in London.
The fake photos photoshopped Jill Sharp into photos with McQuet – who later publicly denounced the deception.
Jill Sharp claimed that her social media account had been hacked and that a stranger must have carried out the scam, which stretched over years.
After a police investigation, Jill Sharp was accused of stalking McQuet but that charge was later dropped.
Graham McQuet at Falkirk Sheriff Court
The wider investigation led to Sharp being convicted at Livingston Sheriff Court in 2019 of stalking former friends Maggie and Steve Paton, who had claimed that Sharp had invented a fiance called Graham.
Sharp was sentenced to a year in jail.
In his latest court appearance earlier this month, McQuet escaped with a five year ban from keeping animals and a fine, despite Falkirk Sheriff Court hearing that he’d allowed a pack of wolves run free in the garden of a semi-detached home.
One local who contacted the Record said: “This guy was the talk of the place a few years ago when he was put in the spotlight as the victim of a catfishing plot.
“His photos were stolen and manipulated and he was made out to be in a big relationship that turned out to be a bizarre scam.
“He was raging at that, mainly because the publicity led to him being exposed for the assault on the baby a few years earlier, which really did shock people.
“You couldn’t make it up that he’s now been all over the news for keeping a pack of wolves. “
They added: “His life has been interesting yet bizarre – but he is a very strange man and he’s not someone you’d want to be living next door to.”
Our story on McQuet’s wolves
Falkirk Sheriff Court heard how McQuet had attracted complaints from neighbours over constant howling coming from his garden.
He had denied failing to meet the needs of a dog and seven wolves between October 2019 and November 2022, and causing unnecessary suffering to a wolf found with electric shock collar sores.
But following a trial he was found guilty, banned from keeping animals for five years and fined £2,075.
The wolves were “hybrids” with domestic dogs, shipped in from breeders in Russia and Eastern Europe – with up to 98 per cent wolf DNA.
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