Seven charged in connection with disorder at Scottish Premiership match at McDiarmid Park

Seven people have been charged in connection with disorder before and after a Scottish Premiership match last month.

Police were called to McDiarmid Park as St Johnstone hosted Hibernian at McDiarmid Park on September 6.

Incidents of disorder were experienced before, during and after the match at the Perth stadium, including on the train.

On Wednesday, five men, aged between 18 and 25, and two 16-year-old males, were arrested and charged in connection.

A further three male youths were also charged.

Two males, aged 24 and 17, have already been charged following enquiries into the disorder, which remains ongoing.

They will all be subject to reports to the Procurator Fiscal and relevant youth justice authorities.

Inspector David Rice said: “This has been a joint investigation with British Transport Police (BTP) and our enquiries remain ongoing to trace those responsible.

“Disorder of any kind will not be tolerated and anyone involved will face the consequences.”

BTP Detective Chief Inspector Marc Francey said: “I’m extremely proud of the intensive police work that has enabled us to identify and locate these individuals and hope this acts as a stark reminder to anyone displaying violence on the rail network. We will never tolerate it.”