Boy, 4, and friend find human skull in back garden as teenager arrested

05 May 2023 , 08:44

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The children made the gruesome discovery after disturbing a plastic bag in Heathryfold Place, Aberdeen (Image: Google Streetview)

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.

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."

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The spokesperson added that a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal for consideration.

Stephen Pitts