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Cops in Birmingham city centre were shocked to discover a severed pig's head left on their squad car.

The police vehicle was parked outside the city's Bullring shopping centre while officer's dealt with a shoplifter.

When they returned to the car they found the pig's head left on the windscreen between the wipers.

The word 'pig' is sometimes used as a derogatory work to describe police officers.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "Officers removed the animal's head and are actively looking at CCTV images to identify the person responsible."

