Drunk man's 'wild' murder bid on train caught on CCTV

A “wild attack” on two men with a glass bottle on board a train was caught on CCTV.

Thomas Craig, 48, of East Renfrewshire, has been found guilty of attempted murder and serious assault, following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation.

On February 16, 2024, Craig was drunk on a train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth when he began speaking to other passengers sat across the aisle from him.

Thomas Craig, 48, and of Walton Street in East Renfrewshire, was found guilty on 28 November following a four-day trial at Glasgow High Court. BTP

Within ten minutes of the conversation beginning he hurled an insult at a victim, before suddenly launching an attack where he jumped from his seat and hit the victim twice over the head with a glass bottle.

The victim ran away through the train carriage, but Craig pursued him and continued to relentlessly strike him with the bottle until it smashed, leaving Craig holding the broken neck of the bottle.

The victim’s friend tried to intervene but was attacked himself when Craig turned and punched him seven times before he twice thrusted the broken neck of the glass bottle into his chest.

Craig then returned to his seat, throwing the neck of the bottle towards where the victims had been sat. He then grabbed one of the victims’ phones and pocketed it.

He walked down the train before taking off his blood-soaked jumper, replacing it with a clean hoodie from his belongings.

Police and paramedics met the train at Larbert railway station, where both victims were treated for their injuries before being urgently taken to hospital, and Craig was arrested on board by officers.

The injuries to the second victim were so severe he was placed into intensive care, having suffered a stab wound close to his heart, a collapsed lung, and a severed artery that resulted in him losing around 15% of his blood.

British Transport Police detective inspector Marc Francey said: “Craig acted in a truly despicable manner, violently and relentlessly attacking two men over a minor disagreement and causing countless passengers on the train to panic.

“His indiscriminate and thuggish actions could have resulted in far more severe consequences, both for his victims and for himself. It is thanks only to luck and to the lifesaving work of the paramedics that Craig hasn’t been found guilty of something far worse.

“I hope this verdict brings a measure of closure to the victims after enduring such a brutal attack. Violence on the railway is utterly unacceptable, and we will relentlessly pursue offenders like Craig to ensure they face justice.”

Craig will return to the Glasgow High Court on January 12, 2026 to be sentenced.