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A shocked father took a McDonald's 'Happy Meal' toy away from his daughter - because he believes it looks like it's performing a sex act.

Tyler Atfield bought his three-year-old girl the lunch deal and she was given a Super Mario figure in the box.

But the 25-year-old was shocked when he saw his daughter playing with the doll, which has a mechanical arm that moves up and down.

The doll is supposed to be holding a boomerang, but when it is removed a hole is left in Mario's hand, with a suspicious grin on his moustachioed face as it goes up and down.

Tyler, a motorbike mechanic and father-of-five from Plymouth, Devon, said: "I was very concerned because it looked completely inappropriate, I was not happy.

"They should not be giving out toys that look like that. My kids started doing the action and it was so wrong.

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"I confiscated the toy and my daughter was upset, but without the boomerang, it doesn't look right."

A spokesperson for McDonald's said: "Super Mario toys are a much loved part of our Happy Meal promotional range.

"This particular toy has been available across the world since 2014 without any complaints so we are surprised that Boomerang Mario has been misconstrued in this way.

"We hope the vast majority of our customers continue to enjoy the Team Mario range in the way the fun children's toys were intended."