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The family of a teenage boy who died after an incident at his school believe he was being bullied.
The youngster's cousin, Zain Mohammed, told the Record the tragic boy's name was Hamdan Khaliq and that he was picked on for "being different".
Hamdan, 14, was rushed to hospital after becoming unwell at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, yesterday afternoon.A number of local reports suggest that Hamdan choked during the incident involving a social media challenge called 'Tap Out'. The game is believed to cause people to pass out due to a lack of oxygen.Zain, 29, said: "Hamdan was being bullied for being different. Hamdan was innocent and gentle and wouldn’t hurt a fly. He was reserved and he didn’t speak very much.
"He was a good boy and so family oriented. We can't believe he is gone. It’s a devastating loss. “We loved him very much."
Zain also claimed online that Hamdan was "in a chokehold" in a game called 'Tap Out'.
The Record currently understands that "no criminality" was involved in the incident that took place prior to Hamdan's death. However Police Scotland has refused to comment ahead of a post mortem taking place.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.20pm on Tuesday, 6 June, 2023, officers were called to a report of concern for a 14-year-old boy at a school in the Bathgate area.
“He was taken by ambulance to hospital for treatment, but died a short time later. His family have been informed and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the death.”
Andrew Sharkey, Headteacher of St Kentigern’s Academy said: “Everyone in our school community has been devastated to learn of the tragic death of one of
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