A teenager has been arrested after a four-year-old boy and another youngster found a human skull in their garden in Aberdeen.
Shocked mother Tegan Mayall revealed how her son Noah and another child made the gruesome discovery after disturbing a plastic bag in their garden in Heathryfold Place, Aberdeen.
The 25-year-old mum told reporters the children ran over to the side of the garden and grabbed the bag.
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Police were called locking down the area for five hours as they investigated the find. Police later confirmed that a teenager had been arrested and charged over an alleged theft from a church.
A Police Scotland spokesperson told the Press & Journal: “Following an alleged theft from a church in Union Street, Aberdeen, a 17-year-old man was arrested and charged on Wednesday May 3.”
The spokesperson added that a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal for consideration.