Overview

• The incident occurred around 8pm on 12 September outside Glasgow Queen Street, where about five youths surrounded Evelyn Leitizia and hurled racial slurs.
• Video shared with reporters shows stabbing gestures, a Buckfast bottle, and threats that referenced a machete and a “body bag.”
• Husband Pete Moffat says he watched the abuse during a FaceTime call and that the episode left the family distressed and fearful for their teenage sons.
• British Transport Police ask anyone with information to text 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 612 of 12 September.
• Stand Up To Racism Scotland expressed solidarity with the family and linked rising racist violence to far-right protests and hateful rhetoric.