Officers assaulted by large group of football thugs following St Johnstone v Hibs match
Fans surrounded at assaulted officers following last Sunday’s Hibs match
Eyewitnesses who saw a group of football fans assault police before fleeing the scene on a train to Edinburgh are being urged to come forward by police.
The group were travelling to Edinburgh following Hibs' loss to St Johnstone in Perth on Sunday September 6 when a man was arrested by transport police at Stirling railway station.
Police said the man had been abusive to officers on the train.
Following the arrest, the large group of fans reportedly surrounded and assaulted the officers at around 7pm.
The group then fled the scene by boarding a train to Edinburgh Park station as onlookers at the station watched events unfold.
An investigation into the incident is now underway and detectives are urging those on the station platform who saw the incident to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact transport police by texting 61016 or calling 0800405040, quoting reference 146 of 3 September.
Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800555111.