Police fail to find a 'severed human head' reportedly discovered by children as they played in woods
- Officers sealed off road in Greater Shankill area of Belfast as they searched area
- Three boys reported grim discovery while they were playing in area last night
- Youngsters heard discussing the head by resident and said that it had 'grey eyes'
- But after extensive search, police said they have not found anything 'untoward'
Police searching for a 'human head' reportedly discovered by a group of young children have returned empty handed after searching for nearly 24 hours.
Officers placed an entire street in Belfast on lockdown after the boys reported having made the gruesome discovery last night, but after an extensive search from around 8pm on Tuesday, police have not found anything.
They searched the Greater Shankill area of the city throughout the night and throughout today after a member of the public who overheard the panicked youngsters talking tipped them off.
Officers sealed off the road in Belfast, after the boys made the gruesome discovery this morning, and are now searching the area in Greater Shankill
Police searched the Greater Shankill area of the city throughout the night and remain on the scene as the investigation continues
The head was supposedly found near an area of dense woodland and the children were heard discussing it having 'grey eyes'.
A resident told Belfast Live: 'I heard them say, I thought it was, ''it's definitely dead, I can see the eyes'', but now I'm thinking it was, ''it's definitely a head'' and I heard it wrong.
'The smaller one was kneeling down and he was showing the other two, then they got into a bit of a panic and they were talking about the eyes were grey, something to do with the eyes, and then the next minute the bus was coming up and they all ran over and jumped on the bus.'
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This is the area of Northern Belfast where the children found what is believed to be a human head
A spokesman for Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed that a search was underway, but said that 'no further details' could be released
The head was found near an area of dense woodland and the children were heard discussing it having 'grey eyes'
The narrow road is surrounded by a dense, wooded area, but there is a school, college and Tesco superstore in close proximity.
Detective Inspector Paul Rowland said: 'The search has now concluded and nothing has been found.
'While nothing untoward has been found on this occasion, I would like to encourage members of the public to continue reporting anything they feel is suspicious to police.'
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