Child in pram hurt after firework thrown at family in Drumchapel
Police have called the Halloween night attack on Linkwood Place 'completely reckless' and are appealing for witnesses and CCTV footage.
Drumchapel, Glasgow. File photo. · Photograph: Steven Brown (CC BY-SA 2.0)
A young child in a pram was injured when a firework was thrown towards a woman and her children in Drumchapel on Halloween night.
The incident happened at about 6.35pm on Saturday 31 October in Linkwood Place.
Police said the firework was thrown in the direction of the family and struck one of the young children, who was in a pram. The child suffered minor injuries.
'It could've ended much worse'
Detective Constable Ashley Convery described it as a completely reckless act that left the woman and her children understandably shaken. She said the child's injuries were minor but that the outcome could have been much worse.
She said this kind of behaviour would not be tolerated, that extra officers would be out across the community ahead of Bonfire Night, and that anyone involved in such reckless behaviour would be identified and brought to justice.
Appeal for information
Police are asking anyone who saw people with fireworks in the Linkwood Place area that evening to come forward. Residents and drivers with private CCTV or dashcam footage are asked to check it.
Information can be given to Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2804 of 31 October 2026, or anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Bonfire Night warning
Police took 144 calls about fireworks across Scotland on Halloween, with reports of fireworks thrown at people, cars and buildings in Glasgow and elsewhere. Drumchapel is not covered by one of Glasgow's four firework control zones this year. Police Scotland's operation to tackle fireworks disorder runs until the evening of 5 November.