BTP

Police investigating an allegation that a disabled man was verbally abused by Hibs fans on their way to the game against Dumbarton on Saturday 27th February have charged a man with wasting police time.

A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “With reference to a previous release regarding a disabled man being verbally abused on a train travelling between Carntyne and Glasgow on Saturday, 27 February, please note that a 51-year-old man is now the subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal for allegedly wasting police time.

“The public and media are thanked for their assistance in this matter.”

John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.