Police found the boy in a secluded wooded area near his home.
The schoolboy was pronounced dead on Sunday evening in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire A nine-year-old boy has been found dead in woods close to his home. The schoolboy was pronounced dead on Sunday evening in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. Police say his death is not being treated as suspicious after finding him in a secluded wooded area close to Abbeygreen Road. He was a pupil at Woodpark Primary, with headteacher Debbie MacKenna issuing a letter to parents expressing ‘great sadness’.
‘Please be assured that we have made arrangements to support those children most directly affected and we will continue to provide support from staff in school assisted by psychological services. ‘Of course you will be their most important source of support.’ Police Scotland said: ‘Around 6.50pm on Sunday, 2 June, 2024, we were called to a report of concern for a child in a wooded area near to Abbeygreen Road, Lesmahagow.
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