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A mum was left disgusted after finding a SYRINGE inside a toilet at Birmingham McDonald's branch.

Aimee Price Lawler discovered the discarded needle in the loos at the Chester Road restaurant on the Erdington/Sutton Coldfield border last Monday afternoon, August 5.

Several concerning images captured the drug paraphernalia dumped on the side of the sink, within reach of young children.

And she claimed a cleaner refused to remove it and 'left it there' when she alerted her to the grim find.

McDonald's confirmed a syringe had been left inside the toilets.

(Image: Aimee Price Lawler)

However, a spokesperson said their crew member acted correctly by not touching the needle.

Instead, they said the cleaner "escalated the issue" and it was disposed of properly.

Mrs Lawler took to Facebook to share the photos and her warning to parents.

She fumed: "Anyone with kids that goes to McDonald's at the Yenton be very careful I found this on the sink in the toilet there earlier.

"And if that wasn't bad enough I told the cleaner and she just said 'I ain't touching or cleaning that someone else can!!!!' Then she just left it there!!!!!!"

Others commented to express their disgust.

One wrote: "That’s disgusting and the people doing it, leaving it for kids to see. Jheez it’s there addiction not everyone else’s, ask for the manager."

While a man stuck up for the cleaner and said he wouldn't touch a "dirty needle" either.

He added: "It's disgusting but absolutely not the cleaners fault, I wouldn't touch a dirty needle either, if that was put in a normal black bin bag and someone emptied the bin not knowing and it stabbed them through the bin bag they could also get HIV, I wouldn't even know who to contact in this situation but it needs dealing with in a sharps bin."

(Image: Aimee Price Lawler)

A spokesperson for McDonald's added: "The safety and security of our people and customers is our absolute priority.

"As soon as this was brought to the attention of the restaurant team, the crew member in question correctly followed protocol and escalated the issue so that the item could be carefully disposed of in the appropriate manner.”

The McDonald's branch has a rating of two stars out of five on TripAdvisor.