THE family of a 12-year-old crushed to death by a school wall claim she "would still be alive" if the council had spent more money on education instead of "those stupid trams".
Keane Wallis-Bennett was crushed to death when a free-standing 'modesty wall' collapsed on her in a gym changing room at Liberton High School in Edinburgh on April 1.
Her grandmother, Alison Wallis, yesterday criticised spending on the capital's £776 million tram network, stating that Keane could still be alive had more money been spent on education.
In a Facebook group dedicated to her granddaughter, Ms Wallis posted: "Maybe, just maybe if Scotland had not wasted so much money on those stupid trams, and invested that money on education, my beautiful granddaughter would still be alive."
Her statement follows the release of details from the post-mortem examination which gave multiple injuries after the "collapse of an internal brick wall" as the cause for her death.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that almost 7000 pupils across Edinburgh are being taught in schools which have or are close to showing "major defects".
Politicians and parent leaders have called for a £30m emergency investment plan to fix the crumbling schools up to satisfactory standard by 2019. In contrast, Edinburgh Council has spent £776m on the capital's new trams network which is to launch next month.
In an earlier statement Keane's family described her as a "princess who dreamed of being Prime Minister" and said that she loved her friends, music and "all things girly".
Her funeral will take place at Mortonhall Crematorium in Edinburgh on Thursday.
The council would not release information on the wall which collapsed while an inquiry is ongoing.
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