Scott Chiriseri was found dead at his home in Alva, Clackmannanshire at the beginning of December last year and his mother was subsequently held responsible for the schoolboy's tragic demise.
However, prosecutors today have asserted that Farai Chirashia, also known as Chiriseri, could not be held responsible for her actions as she was considered 'insane at the time of the incident'.
A spokesman for the Crown Office has stated: "Following the death of Scott Chiriseri, and on the basis of the evidence available at the time, the Crown decided that his mother Farai Chirashi or Chiriseri should be charged with his murder."
However, following medical evaluation, it was concluded that Farai Chirashia should not stand trial, with the spokesman explaining: "The unanimous opinion of the expert reports available to the Crown concluded that the accused was insane at the time of the incident, and therefore could not, in law, be found to be responsible for her actions."
Reinforcing the decision, the spokesman concluded by saying: "We have therefore accepted that she was incapable by reason of mental illness of appreciating the nature or wrongfulness of her actions."
The mother of the young boy, whose short life was remembered during a funeral service in January, is currently being detained in a secure hospital.
