A 14-year-old boy who was allegedly put in a chokehold at Lewis Capaldi's old school died of natural causes, police have said.
Hamdan Aslam died following an incident at St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, just before 1.30pm on Tuesday. The teen was rushed to hospital but tragically died on June 6.
The boy's family said he had an undiagnosed heart condition and said and said "sadly his death could have occurred at any time".
A post-mortem examination showed he died from natural causes and a report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
The family praised staff and schoolkids who tried to save Hamdan's life, and slammed speculation online which "compounded their grief".
In a statement released through their solicitor Aamer Anwar, Hamdan's family said: "Our family is left devastated by the sudden and tragic loss of our beautiful boy Hamdan who brought so much joy to our lives.
"We want to assure Hamdan's friends and our community that this was an entirely natural death and could not have been predicted.
"A full police investigation is being carried out, but we can confirm that Hamdan had a pre-existing heart condition that had never been detected, and sadly his death could have occurred at any time.
"There is no one to blame for his loss, it was God's will.
"We know that Hamdan's loss is being deeply felt by his friends and teachers and we would urge those who have engaged in rumours on social media to stop, it is untruthful and compounding our grief.
"Please take down the posts, the running commentary is unhelpful to the children, teachers and our family who have been left deeply traumatised and devastated.
"We know that Hamdan's teachers and friends did everything possible to save his life and for that our family will for ever be grateful to them."
Chief Inspector Jocelyn O'Connor said: "This has been a tragic incident which has deeply affected everyone at the school.
"Our thoughts remain with Hamdan's family and friends at this very difficult time and we are providing our support to them.
"They have requested privacy and I would ask their wishes are respected."
