Chilling images show huge blade seized by cops at bus station as teen boy charged

Daily Record

16-07-2025

Terrified locals reacted to the disturbing images on social media.
A schoolboy has been arrested after he was allegedly caught brandishing a huge blade at a bus station.
Chilling images show a police officer wearing evidence gloves and clutching the knife as the 15-year-old was led away from the scene at Glenrothes Bus Station at around 6.35pm on Monday July 14.
The teen was charged by attending cops and will be reported to the relevant authorities. No-one was injured in the incident.
Terrified locals reacted to the disturbing pictures on social media.
One wrote: "This is exactly why I don't let my kids out."
Another said: "This really gives me the fear these days."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 6.35pm on Monday, 14 July 2025, police received a report of a male youth in possession of a knife in the Postgates area of Glenrothes.
"Officers attended and the 15-year-old was charged in connection. He will be reported to the relevant authorities. No-one was injured.'
The incident comes amid the Record's Our Kids ... Our Future campaign, which was launched two years ago in response to an epidemic of youth violence in Scotland.
We have called for action to help tackle the issue and urge the Scottish Government to urgently invest more cash into communities to provide children and young people with safe spaces to go.
The country has been rocked by a number of sickening attacks on kids in the past year as three teenagers have lost their lives as result of knife crime,
Kayden Moy, 16, was found with serious injuries at Irvine beach on May 17. The East Kilbride teen was rushed to hospital but sadly died a short time later. Three teenagers, one aged 14 and two aged 17, have been charged in connection with his death.
Amen Teklay, a 15-year-old Eritrean refugee, died after being found seriously injured in Maryhill on March 5. Two boys aged 14 and 16 appeared in court charged with murder following the 15-year-old's death.
Kory McCrimmon, 16, died after being attacked with a blade in the city's Greenfield Park on May 31, 2024. A 14-year-old boy was sentenced to five years for the culpable homicide of Kory.
Prior to these tragic deaths, Justin McLaughlin was stabbed in the heart and left to die on the platform of Glasgow's High Street train station by Daniel Haig, 18, on October 16, 2021.
Justin, who celebrated his 14th birthday just two days earlier, pleaded for his mother as friends came to his aid. He was taken to hospital but never recovered.
Haig had his prison term shortened to 13 years last July, however, there is no guarantee he will be released from custody at the end of that term.
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