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CCTV Shows ScotRail Bottle Attack as Thomas Craig Awaits Sentencing for Attempted Murder

The newly circulated footage documents a sudden Buckfast-bottle assault that left one passenger in intensive care.

Overview

  • Thomas Craig, 48, was found guilty of attempted murder and serious assault after a four-day trial at Glasgow High Court on November 28.
  • The attack occurred on February 16, 2024, on a Glasgow Queen Street to Perth service after a brief exchange with two passengers.
  • CCTV shows Craig smashing a glass bottle over one man’s head, then thrusting the broken neck into a second victim’s chest twice.
  • Emergency services boarded at Larbert station, arrested Craig, and took both victims to hospital, with one suffering a stab wound near the heart, a collapsed lung, and a severed artery causing about 15% blood loss.
  • British Transport Police condemned the violence as despicable, and Craig is due to be sentenced at Glasgow High Court on January 12, 2026.