Staff at a West Lothian secondary school had to call police following “significant abuse and intimidation” by trolls - some as far as 300 miles away - in the days after the tragic death of a 14 year-old pupil.
Following the death of Hamdan Aslam at St Kentigern’s Academy, in Blackburn, the Local Democracy Reporting Service has learned that officers from Police Scotland had to attend after a deluge of threats to the school whilst the investigation was ongoing.
It is believed these threats were sparked by inaccurate speculation that Hamdan's death may have been the result of bullying or a social media 'challenge' gone wrong.
