Woman’s severed head discovered by children playing on Scottish beach

TWO young sisters found the severed head of a woman as they played on a beach yesterday, police said.

The girls made the grim discovery near South Street in the town of Arbroath, in Angus, Scotland, at 10.30am. A hand has also been recovered from the beach.

An investigation was launched by police, who are trawling through missing persons files as they try to identify the woman.