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Christmas toy mouse 'sings paedophile'
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-12-09 13:24
A toy mouse dressed in a Santa hat has been withdrawn from sale after it was claimed that it sings the words "paedophile, paedophile".
According to The Sun, the £2.99 toy is meant to sing 'Jingle Bells' but the recording had become garbled after it was speeded up to make it high-pitched.
One mother said: "When I squeezed its tummy I couldn't believe my ears.
"I recognised the tune, but the words were certainly not traditional. Luckily my children are too young to understand."
A spokesman for distributors Humatt, of Ferndown, Dorset, explained: "We've slowed the song down and it definitely says "Jingle Bells". But we have recalled them now just in case anybody might take offence."
A number of the toy mice have been put up for sale on eBay, being described as "Rude Singing Christmas Mouse".
