THE FAMILY of an eight-year-old boy killed by a falling gravestone has called for an FAI into the tragedy.

Ciaran Williamson died after a 6ft gravestone toppled over onto him while he was playing with friends in Craigton Cemetery on May 26 last year.

The youngster is understood to have climbed through a hole in the wall of the Cardonald graveyard and was playing near the tombstone with four other children when it collapsed.

He was rushed to Yorkhill hospital but was pronounced dead by medics a short time later.

Now his grandmother Margaret and dad Ryan Williamson are holding out hope for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI).

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) submitted a confidential report to the Procurator Fiscal in September last year, outlining their findings after investigating the circumstances surrounding Ciaran's death.

HSE chiefs have recommended there be no criminal proceedings following the tragedy, but said the Procurator Fiscal could still decide to hold an inquiry.

The Procurator Fiscal is reviewing the contents of the report, but a spokesman said it is not known when a decision will be made on whether to hold an FAI.

Cameron Fyfe, a solicitor representing Ciaran’s dad and grandmother said the family are hoping for the fiscal to give the go-ahead for a full investigation.

Mr Fyfe said: “From the Procurator Fiscal, what the family want is a decision to hold a Fatal Accident Inquiry so that the full circumstances of the tragedy can be explored and investigated.

“That is their main concern.

“That is for a combination of reasons - to find out what the cause of the accident was and to find out what should have been done to prevent it in the first place, and secondly to ensure this kind of tragedy doesn’t happen again to another family.

“The length of time does differ depending on the complexity of the case.

“It usually takes between three and six months for a decision, from the time they receive the report from health and safety.

“In that timescale, we should hear very soon.”

A spokeswoman from the Health and Safety executive said: “Ciaran died on the 26th May 2015 and we reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service at the end of September with a recommendation for no criminal proceedings in relation to the death.”

A Crown Office spokesman said “no decision” had been made yet on whether to hold an FAI, with enquiries still continuing into the case.

Following the tragedy last year, Glasgow city council chiefs ordered a review of more than 30,000 gravestones across Glasgow.

Staff were instructed to lay down stones which could be deemed unsafe after inspecting each site.

Residents living near by said at the time they had raised safety concerns over the Craigton site, with one former community councillor saying Ciaran’s death had been a “tragedy waiting to happen”.

Former Mosspark community council chairman David Cameron said he called for the local authority to secure the graveyard and flatten stones during his 17-years as chief.

The Evening Times asked Glasgow City Council if any concerns had been raised about the site’s safety prior to the accident, however were told due to the possibility an FAI, they could not provide the information.