A young person has been arrested after a four-year-old boy and one other teen discovered a human cranium of their backyard in Aberdeen.

Shocked mom Tegan Mayall revealed how her son Noah and one other little one made the ugly discovery after disturbing a plastic bag of their backyard in Heathryfold Place, Aberdeen.

The 25-year-old mum instructed reporters the youngsters ran over to the facet of the backyard and grabbed the bag.

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Police have been referred to as locking down the realm for 5 hours as they investigated the discover.  Police later confirmed  that a young person had been arrested and charged over an alleged theft from a church.

A Police Scotland spokesperson instructed 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 could be submitted to the procurator fiscal for consideration.