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Boy, 14, who died at St Kentigern’s Academy in West Lothian after ‘isolated incident’ named locally

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Boy, 14, who died at school after 'isolated incident' named locally

The young boy has now been identified as Hamdan Aslam, 14, by Bathgate Mosque.

A schoolboy who died following an incident at a West Lothian school on Tuesday has been named locally. More

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Boy, 14, who died at St Kentigern’s Academy in West Lothian after ‘isolated incident’ named locally

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