Leigh Griffiths charged by police following flare incident

Leigh Griffiths has been charged by police following an incident at Dens Park on Tuesday night where he kicked a flare into a stand occupied by St Johnstone fans.

The Dundee striker issued an apology on Wednesday but has now been charged by police with "culpable and reckless conduct".

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police Scotland can confirm that a 31-year-old man has been charged in relation to culpable and reckless conduct, following an incident at Dens Park, Dundee, on Wednesday, 22 September.

"A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."

Griffiths released a statement on Dundee's website apologising for the incident and insisted he never meant for the pyrotechnic to land in the stand.

He said: “It was regrettable that the pyrotechnic ended up back in the stand as my intention was just to remove it from the pitch.”

“Having just lost a goal I was eager to get the match restarted as quickly as possible and I would like to apologise for any distress caused by this action.”

The Dark Blues lost the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final tie 2-0 with Shaun Rooney and Ali Crawford scoring the goals.

Griffiths has yet to find the back of the net since joining Dundee on loan from Celtic in the summer.

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