Overview
- Brian Patterson, 22, of Back Braes in Brechin, pleaded guilty at Edinburgh High Court to racially aggravated assault and causing danger to life with an axe.
- He was sentenced on February 10 to four years in prison plus a two-year extension period.
- CCTV captured Patterson following a man and a friend on the station overbridge before charging from behind and striking the victim.
- The September 5, 2025 attack left the victim with a head bump and neck cuts, with officers saying luck prevented more severe harm.
- British Transport Police traced and arrested Patterson on October 1, 2025, and later described the assault as “vile and premeditated.”