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| Halloween: Charity shop's decapitated baby display sparks anger | Halloween: Charity shop's decapitated baby display sparks anger |
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| A Halloween display in a Bournemouth charity shop which included a decapitated baby has been removed. | |
| The British Red Cross shop in Southbourne showed a figure holding a baby with its head chopped off and blood running down its dress. | The British Red Cross shop in Southbourne showed a figure holding a baby with its head chopped off and blood running down its dress. |
| A spokesperson for the charity said: "We apologise if anyone is offended by this display." | A spokesperson for the charity said: "We apologise if anyone is offended by this display." |
| The display prompted complaints, one shopper said they could not "believe a Red Cross shop has this on display." | The display prompted complaints, one shopper said they could not "believe a Red Cross shop has this on display." |
| Others said it was "shocking" and "tasteless". | Others said it was "shocking" and "tasteless". |
| The charity added: "It is normal practice for each shop to dress and display their windows using their own local discretion. | The charity added: "It is normal practice for each shop to dress and display their windows using their own local discretion. |
| "In this example, we accept that this display falls short of reasonable expectations." | |
| In a statement on its Facebook page, the shop said: "It was never our intention to offend anyone." | |
| It added the display had now been removed from the window. |
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