Man jailed over crowded train sexual assaults - Fife

A man who sexually assaulted two women on a crowded train in Fife has been jailed, following a British Transport Police investigation.

Jamie Muir, 33, and of James Street in Dunfermline, was sentenced at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on Wednesday 29 April to nine month's imprisonment and was placed on the Sex Offenders Register.

He had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Assault.

The court heard how on Sunday 16 November 2025, Muir boarded a train from Inverkeithing to Edinburgh that was extremely busy due to a rugby match between Scotland and Argentina later in the day at Murrayfield.

Muir stood behind two women, and only minutes after the train left Inverkeithing he began to sexually assault both women, using the crowd to disguise his actions.

One of the women turned to Muir and challenged his actions, with Muir in turn apologising and claiming not to know where he was.

Other passengers on the train intervened, encouraging Muir to leave the train at the next stop. He then left the train at North Queensferry.

Once the train arrived at Edinburgh Waverley, the two women reported the incident to officers at the station and an urgent investigation was launched.

Images of Muir were shared with other police forces in a drive to identify him, and he was subsequently identified and arrested.

Upon being arrested, Muir attempted to excuse his actions by saying he had felt unwell.

DC Crawford Gillies said: "Muir's actions were opportunistic and sickening, so I'm very pleased with the sentence handed down to him that should provide him ample time to consider his actions.

"There is absolutely no place for this type of behaviour anywhere on the railway network, and we take every report of this kind of behaviour seriously.

"If you ever need us while you're travelling on the railway, you can discreetly text us on 61016. Our officers can meet the train at the next station, and we’ll stop at nothing to bring sexual offenders to justice.”