Man Convicted of Attempted Murder in Train Assault

A Glasgow High Court jury has convicted a 48-year-old man of attempted murder and serious assault after he attacked two passengers with a glass bottle on a train last February, leaving one with life-threatening injuries.

Thomas Craig, from Walton Street in East Renfrewshire, was found guilty on November 28 following a four-day trial. The incident occurred on February 16, 2024, aboard a ScotRail service traveling from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth. According to court proceedings, Craig, who was intoxicated, initiated a conversation with two men seated across the aisle from him. Within about 10 minutes, the exchange escalated when Craig insulted one of the men and suddenly lunged from his seat, striking him twice over the head with a bottle of Buckfast.

The first victim attempted to flee down the carriage, but Craig pursued him, continuing to hit him with the bottle until it shattered in his hand, leaving him with the jagged neck. When the victim's friend intervened to help, Craig turned on him, punching him seven times and thrusting the broken bottle neck into his chest twice. Craig then returned to his seat, discarded the bottle neck toward the area where the men had been...