13-year-old boy appears in court charged with murder of teenager

A grassroots football club has paid tribute to a former teenage player as a boy appeared in court charged with his murder.

Kory McCrimmon, 16, died on Sunday afternoon at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after being found seriously injured in the city on Friday.

A 13-year-old boy has appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with murder and has not pleaded guilty.

Easterhouse Football Academy described the death as “unthinkable” and said it was a “senseless incident”.

Emergency services were called to Greenfield Park, Eskbank Street, at around 8.15pm on Friday due to a disturbance, where the teenager was found injured.

Court documents say the boy allegedly stabbed Kory in the body with a knife or similar bladed object.

Kory was playing for the Easterhouse Football Academy's 2008 age group until a few months ago.

In an online statement, a team spokesperson said: “Football brings people together and forms teammates and friends for life. Happy times, winning, losing or drawing, but days like today, where we lost a young person in a senseless incident. [it] This is simply unthinkable and difficult for Kory's coaches and teammates, so I can't imagine what Kory's family is going through.

The club also called for more education to try to present violence among teenagers.

Detective Inspector William Downie said there would be a continued police presence in the area in the coming days and asked any witnesses to contact police.

He said: “Our investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and there will be a continued police presence in the area. Additional patrols are underway and anyone with concerns should speak to an officer.

“There were a lot of people in the park at the time and we are asking anyone who has not yet spoken to officers to contact us.”

The 13-year-old was referred for further examination and remanded in custody.

He will appear in court again in eight days.