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The teenager passed away on Tuesday following an ‘incident’ and St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn

Hamdan Aslam, 14, was rushed to hospital after becoming unwell at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, on Tuesday afternoon - with tributes now pouring in for the 'lovely boy'.

Hamdan Aslam, 14, died after allegedly being choked as part of a social media challenge called 'Tap Out' at singer Lewis Capaldi's former school St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian

Hamdan Aslam, 14, was rushed to hospital after becoming unwell at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, on Tuesday afternoon.

Hamdan Aslam, 14, was rushed to hospital after becoming unwell at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, yesterday afternoon.

Hamdan Khaliq was described online as a "lovely little boy" by devastated friends ands family, after his death following an "isolated incident" at St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian

Emergency services were called to St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, on Tuesday.

St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, the school Lewis Capaldi attended, says the "isolated incident" within the grounds happened on Tuesday and, despite the best efforts of medics, the boy died on the same day

Emergency services were called to St Kentigern's Academy on West Main Street in Blackburn on Tuesday.

Emergency services raced to St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn but the S3 student died a short time later

The blaze took hold at Beechwood Road in Blackburn