A SCHOOL wall which crushed a pupil to death had been faulty for several years, it has been claimed.
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report into the incident which killed Edinburgh schoolgirl Keane Wallis-Bennet also found plans to demolish the wall at Liberton High School were shelved on cost grounds.
According to The Sun on Sunday, the investigation found the two-tonne partition had been weakened by a large crack "for a considerable time" before the accident.
But it added that the full extent of the damage would not have been visible and checks were up to date.
The report said: "The wall was cracked across its full thickness and had been cracked probably for years before the incident."
It added that the free-standing wall was too thin for its height, with no reinforcement to improve its stability, with the HSE adding that Edinburgh City Council could argue that "they had done all that was reasonably practicable".
The Crown has yet to decide if there will be any charges or a Fatal Accident Inquiry.
Keane's mother, Abbie Wallis, said: "It would be inappropriate to say anything at this time."
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