18 January 2023 , 21:01
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A boy aged 15 has been charged by police investigating a brick hurled through a window of a bus which hit a baby, showering the infant in glass.
The 15-month-old tot was travelling on a First Bus at around 6.45pm with her mother on Tuesday, January 10, when the missile crashed through the vehicle's window.
The projectile landed in the baby's pram, showering it with glass, and struck the child on the head.
Ambulance crews rushed the little girl to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for checks and the youngster was later released.
A spokesman for Police Scotland confirmed a teenage boy was arrested and charged by investigating officers.
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A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged (Getty Images)A statement read: “A 15-year-old male youth has been arrested and charged in connection with an incident on Battlefield Road on Tuesday, 10 January, 2023.
Around 6.45pm a brick was thrown through the window of a bus, landed on a pram and hit a 17-month-old baby on the head.
“The baby was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital to be checked over and later released.
A report will be submitted to the Scottish Children’s Reporter and enquiries are ongoing.”
Passengers were evacuated from the bus in the wake of the brick smashing the window.
Pictures showed the vehicle parked at the side of the road.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman added: “We received a call at 18:41 on Tuesday to attend an incident on Battlefield Road, Glasgow.
“One ambulance was dispatched to the scene and a patient was transported to the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.”