"The Ancient Crime of Violation of a Sepulchre"
Two teenage boys who cut off the head of a corpse and played with it in a graveyard have escaped jail.Sonny Devlin, 17, and a 15-year-old, whose name is protected by law, were both given probation at the High Court in Edinburgh.
They were accused of cutting off the head and playing with it in a graveyard tomb at Edinburgh's Greyfriar's Cemetery and were subsequently found guilty at a trial in March.
In a historic case, they were convicted of the ancient crime of violation of a sepulchre.