Teen charged after milk and cereal poured on Glasgow Subway

Image taken from TikTok <i>(Image: TikTok)</i>
Image taken from TikTok (Image: TikTok)
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A teenager has been charged after transport cops received reports of a person allegedly pouring cereal and milk over themselves while dressed as a duck on the Glasgow Subway.

The British Transport Police (BTP) were called to the alleged incident after a video circulating on TikTok showed a man covered in yellow paint with a beak pouring breakfast foods over his head and the carriage.

The alleged incident took place on January 17, 2026.


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Image taken from TikTok (Image: TikTok)

Now, the BTP have revealed that a 17-year-old man has been identified in connection.

They went on to confirm that the teenager was charged on February 12 with Vandalism - Section 52 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 and Byelaw 4 – Section 46 of the Railways Act 2005.


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It is understood that a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal and that the teenager has not yet appeared in court.

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