A man has been charged after a five-year-old disabled girl was allegedly verbally abused on a train.

An incident on a train from Glasgow to Bathgate was treated as a hate crime by police.

The girl was allegedly subjected to abusive language as she made her way home with her family on August 2.

Police were called to Bathgate station to investigate the report.

British Transport Police have now said a 27-year-old man from Edinburgh has been charged in relation to the incident.

A BTP spokesman said: "A 27-year-old man from Edinburgh has been charged with an offence contrary to Section 39 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing Act.

"The charge relates to a hate crime on board a train at Bathgate station shortly before 12.30am on August 2.

"A report will be made for the Procurator Fiscal."