Skull found in Scottish town confirmed to be human remains

Police confirm a skull found in Motherwell on Friday is that of a humans and investigations are ongoing to establish where it came from. File picture: David Cheskin/PA

A skull found by a member of the public in a Scottish town has been confirmed as human remains.

The discovery was made at about 5.30am on Friday, April 15, in Bellshill Road in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire.