A POLICE watchdog has launched an investigation into claims Hibs supporters were attacked by cops after an Edinburgh derby match.
Hibernian ultras Block Seven have alleged officers carried out assaults leaving several members “covered in blood” as they exited Tynecastle Stadium in Edinburgh on October 4 this year.
The supporters’ group say they have been forced to release their own mobile phone footage of the incident after being told “the CCTV system was not working” and did not capture the alleged violence.
Several arrests were made during the incident.
And Police Scotland said the circumstances were referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) which looks into the actions of officers.
The shaky recording appears to show supporters and police officers clashing in the concourse area, at the exits of the ground and in the street outside the stadium.
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The phone footage also shows one supporter with a bloody gash to his head and a later image of the man after he had attended hospital and had staples inserted to the wound.
A Block Seven statement on social media claims the alleged violence was sparked by the conduct of several officers when a 14-year-old boy picked up an unlit pyrotechnic from the ground.
Block Seven has stated the alleged violence “was disgraceful and unjustified” and the group are “working to hold the officers involved to account”.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Eight men have been arrested and charged in connection with assault and disorder offences at the Hearts v Hibernian match at Tynecastle on Saturday, 4 October, 2025.
‘The men, aged between 18 and 40, are expected to appear at court at a later date.
“Three male youths were also charged in connection.
“There were a number of reports of injuries, including to two police officers, during disorder. Enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “The circumstances of the incident have been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.”
Hearts and Hibs both declined to comment when approached citing the ongoing police investigation into the matter.
Hearts won the game 1-0.
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