Teenager attacked by group of adults on Barrhead train
16 January
A teenage boy was assaulted by a group of grown men on a train between Glasgow and Barrhead.
The incident occurred on Saturday, January 14 shortly after the 4.42pm Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock service departed.
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It would appear words were exchanged after the 16-year-old victim asked a group of four men to stop singing songs of a sectarian nature. An altercation ensued and the boy was punched around the head and body and a bottle was thrown and smashed. When the train reached Barrhead, the four men believed to be responsible got off the train and left the station in the direction of Carlibar Road. The victim was taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley and released after treatment for cuts to his head and face. CCTV footage from the train has been obtained and viewed in an effort to identify those involved. The group of men are all described as being aged in their mid-20s. One was wearing a grey striped football top with green sleeves. A second man is described as being around 6’ with blond hair. Another of those involved had short brown hair and was about 5’8”, heavy build and wearing a green and white football top, black tracksuit trousers and training shoes. A fourth man is described as being about 5’11”, thin build, with short brown hair and wearing a black jacket and navy trousers. Detective Constable Raymond Grimley, the officer in charge of the enquiry, is appealing for witnesses to come forward. He said: “This was a violent and unsavoury incident leaving other passengers on the train shocked. “Although we have very clear CCTV footage of those involved, I am urging anyone who was on the train or at the station and has knowledge of the identity of those suspected of the assault to contact BTP as a matter of urgency.” British Transport Police can be contacted on 0800 405040 or information can be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. |
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