Teenager charged with murder following death of 14-year-old in Glasgow

Justin McLaughlin died after being found injured at High Street railway station in the city centre on Saturday.
Justin McLaughlin was found seriously injured at High Street station in Glasgow (Jane Barlow/PA)
PA Wire
Neil Pooran19 October 2021

A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murder following the death of another teenager in Glasgow.

Justin McLaughlin, 14, was found seriously injured at High Street railway station on Saturday afternoon and was pronounced dead in hospital a short time later.

A 16-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Saturday in connection with his death.

He was charged with murder and assault to severe injury.

The schoolboy died a short time after he was found (Jane Barlow/PA)
PA Wire

The 16-year-old was further charged with breach of the peace and possessing an offensive weapon.

No plea was entered and he was remanded in custody.

Earlier, Justin’s headmaster at St Ambrose High School in Coatbridge paid tribute to him.

James McParland said: “The community of St Ambrose High School is shocked and saddened by the death of Justin McLaughlin.

“Justin was a valued member of our community and his loss will be felt by staff and pupils alike.

“Our prayers and thoughts are with his family and friends, and additional pastoral support will be available to young people within the school.”

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in