Boy, 16, charged after alleged hate crime outside synagogue near Glasgow
Police have charged a teenage boy following an alleged hate crime outside a synagogue near Glasgow.
The force confirmed today that the 16-year-old had been charged in connection with the incident.
We reported earlier that a video emerged on social media showing the alleged act outside the synagogue in Giffnock.
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A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "A 16 year-old-boy has been charged and is the subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal and the Scottish Children's Reporters Administration in connection with the incident."
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