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Old Firm match: Bottle attack smashed young boy's teeth out Old Firm match: Bottle attack smashed young boy's teeth
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A young Rangers fan has been speaking about getting hit in the face by a bottle on the way to the Old Firm game. A 10-year-old Rangers fan has recalled getting hit in the face by a bottle on the way to Sunday's Old Firm game.
Kieran Duffy, 10, said he saw the bottle come flying towards him from the corner of his eye. He swallowed one tooth on impact and another was removed. Kieran Duffy, from Springboig, Glasgow, said he saw the bottle come flying towards him from the corner of his eye.
His father Robert said one guy in the crowd on Sunday had "shamed everyone". He swallowed one tooth on impact and another was removed. He also suffered a hairline fracture to his face.
Kieran, who was going to his first game away from Ibrox, was also treated for a hairline fracture to his face. Keiran was attacked on a minibus at Cathcart Road, near Hampden Stadium. His father Robert said one man in the crowd had "shamed everyone".
He was in a minibus of Rangers fans sitting in traffic at Cathcart Road, near Hampden Stadium, when a group of Celtic fans surrounded the bus and hurled abuse at the occupants. The 10-year-old was in a minibus of Rangers fans sitting in traffic at Cathcart Road, when a group of Celtic fans surrounded the bus and hurled abuse at the occupants.
'Covered in blood'
Mr Duffy said the fans passed the bus and a couple of them decided to attack the driver. The door was opened and a bottle was thrown.Mr Duffy said the fans passed the bus and a couple of them decided to attack the driver. The door was opened and a bottle was thrown.
Police Scotland's Det Con Kenneth MacEwan said: "This was an appalling assault on the boy who was with his dad and fellow supporters going to his first Celtic v Rangers game. Kieran, who was on the bus with his father and twin brother Declan, told the news conference: "I was scared, I didn't know what had happened.
"I looked at my brother and saw he was crying. My hand was covered in blood and I realised something was wrong."
Kieran, who required stitches, said: "I swallowed a tooth and one of them was cracked in two."
Mr Duffy, 39, said: "I would say it is a cowardly act. He is a coward.
"They are not real football fans. I am hopeful that the real football fans in that group tell someone who was responsible for this."
'Appalling assault'
Police Scotland have recovered the bottle used in the attack and it will be studied for forensic evidence.
Det Con Kenneth MacEwan said: "This was an appalling assault on the boy who was with his dad and fellow supporters going to his first Celtic v Rangers game.
"He never got to the match but instead was detained overnight in hospital and has a facial injury and teeth missing.""He never got to the match but instead was detained overnight in hospital and has a facial injury and teeth missing."
Det Con MacEwan said it appeared that the bottle was deliberately thrown at the minibus but the boy was not specifically targeted.Det Con MacEwan said it appeared that the bottle was deliberately thrown at the minibus but the boy was not specifically targeted.
The man who threw the bottle was described as white, 5ft 11in tall and of heavy build. He was wearing green clothing and possibly a white beanie hat.The man who threw the bottle was described as white, 5ft 11in tall and of heavy build. He was wearing green clothing and possibly a white beanie hat.