Police in Edinburgh, capital of Scotlandis investigating the discovery of a human head which was found this Saturday night in Cowgate Street, in the heart of the historic center of the city.
Officers were alerted after passers-by found the head walking along this street, parallel to the popular Royal Mile, and a man grabbed it thinking it was a joke by Halloween.
Recordings from traffic surveillance cameras captured the moment when the passerby playfully holds his head until it is given realizes it might be real and drops it.
As reported in the MirrorEdinburgh police responded to the scene and cleared the numerous pubs and bars in the area.in addition to cordoning off the area where the head was found.
According to the first hypotheses, the head, which belongs to a man, is the result of a serious traffic accident The circumstances of the accident are still under investigation.