A report into the death of an Aberdeen school boy who was killed by a classmate has been delayed.
Bailey Gwynne, 16, was stabbed by a fellow pupil at Cults Academy last October.
His 16-year-old killer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was locked up for nine years after he was found guilty of culpable homicide.
An independent inquiry was subsequently launched into the tragic incident with a report due to be published this month.
But it has now been announced that the inquiry findings will not be ready until next month.
It has also emerged that the city council has hired PR firm, Morrison Media Strategies, to handle the release of the report.
The review was commissioned by Aberdeen City Council, Police Scotland and NHS Grampian.
It has been headed up by Andrew Lowe, who has been involved in a number of high-profile investigations across the UK including the Hillsborough disaster.
Last night, the city council said the report would now be published in a couple of weeks.
A spokesman for Aberdeen City Council said: “When the independent review was commissioned, the intention was to publish it by the end of September.
“However, as a result of the level of detail required and the number of interviews conducted, this period has been slightly extended. We expect the report to be published in the next couple of weeks.”
The council added: “The Aberdeen City Chief Officers group commissioned an independent multi-agency review in March into the circumstances surrounding the death of Bailey Gwynne.
“It is due to report shortly and in keeping with the independent and multi-agency nature of the review, additional communications support has been brought on board by Aberdeen City Council.”