Teen admits throwing lit flare near child during Rangers European tie

Stewart Stirling threw the lit pyrotechnic into a crowd of football supporters on November 25, 2021.

Teenager admits throwing lit flare near child at Ibrox during Rangers v Sparta Prague match SNS Group

A teenager hurled a flare near a young child at a Rangers vs Sparta Prague match.

Stewart Stirling, 19, committed the crime at Glasgow’s Ibrox Stadium on November 25, 2021.

The ground was hosting a crunch Europa League tie which the hosts won 2-0.

Stirling’s charge states he “culpably and recklessly threw a lit pyrotechnic into a crowd of football supporters in close proximity to a child to the danger of said supporters and child.”

The child is understood to have been five years old and a man was left with burned clothing as a result of the incident. 

Stirling, of Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, pled guilty to culpable and reckless conduct.

Sheriff Anthony Deutsch refused to hear a narrative of the facts and admonished Stirling of the single charge.

Stirling was banned from attending all UK football matches for a year.