'Severed head' found on Edinburgh street in gruesome discovery - reports

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A 'severed head' was reportedly found on a street in Edinburgh. Police rushed to the Cowgate area, in the city's old town, on Saturday night (November 2) with the area and nearby pubs evacuated.

A forensic tent was erected on the street as a huge emergency response descended on the scene. Eyewitnesses have claimed that a 'severed head' was found in a nearby street.

Police Scotland have so far confirmed that officers were responding to a 'road traffic incident'. READ NEXT: Boy charged with attempted murder after girl, 13, stabbed near roadside Police added that pedestrian was struck by a vehicle, according to the Daily Record.

A woman has since taken to social media claiming she was being arrested by cops in a separate incident - when they had to suddenly leave to attend the scene in Cowgate last night.