Police in Honduras have arrested three teenagers who were playing football with a human skull.

They had painted the skull black and written lyrics from a pop song on it, reports Terra Noticias Populares.

Police in Tegucigalpa believe the trio stole the skull from a grave after attending a funeral at the local cemetery.

A police spokesman said: "They had no shame in using it to play football."

The youths, two 15-year-olds and an 18-year-old, face charges for desecrating a tomb.