No evidence of criminality has been found by police investigating a playground horror incident that left a Rosyth toddler with a facial injury.

After a playpark fence collapsed on two-year-old Esme Philip, Fife Council claimed that it appeared that bolts were moved deliberately in the two days before the incident on July 25.

However, Police Scotland have now told Esme's family that there is no evidence to say the incident had been malicious so far in their enquiries.

Esme had been visiting Letham Glen with her siblings and grandparents when she grabbed on to the fence that was insecure and fell on top of her, hitting her in the face and causing a laceration that was down to the bone.

The cut was about 20 centimetres in length going from just above her eye to near her hairline and has left her with scaring.

Mum Stacey told the Press: "The day after the accident Fife Council told us they had no doubts that this has been malicious.

"But Police Scotland phoned a week ago saying there was nothing to go on.

"There is no evidence of criminality and that's been malicious, so it's sitting there unresolved unless new information comes forward.

"We just know what happened and we feel like we have been left in the dark."

Three bolts that held the fence together were found later near the scene of the incident and it’s thought only a specialist tool could be used to remove them.

Fife Council found an inspector was on the grounds doing checks two days before and reported no issues with the park in their investigation.

"Police Scotland have been brilliant and have done all that they can to help, have not once contacted us since August.

"The option that it could have been someone in Fife Council was taken off the table immediately and it's never been looked at again.

"They did their checks on the Friday but there's just a description of the park in the paper work. It does not say what they checked or how long they were there for.

"The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have said they were happy with the council's investigation, but they only seem to get involved when it's a fatal incident.

"If it was premedidated they would have had to know which tool they needed and it seems a lot of effort to do something to a fence when if they wanted to harm someone they could have chosen the slide or any of the playpark equipment which they know would have been used."

Stacey and her husband Kyle have now asked for representation with lawyers towards Fife Council, whose legal team are currently investigating, and are waiting to hear an outcome.

"It shouldn't have got to this but Esme could have been crushed, and the most fortunate outcome is that she's been left with a life-changing scar," Stacey said.

"We have all these questions and we are not being heard.

John Rodigan, Senior Manager, said: "The corporate investigation and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) overview confirmed that Fife Council had followed the industry regulated inspection regime.

"It would appear that the equipment was tampered with after the routinely scheduled inspection and Police Scotland are investigating."

A police spokesperson confirmed no evidence of criminality had been found to date but added: "Enquiries are still ongoing."