The mannequin was headless, like those pictured

A suspected thief has been caught on CCTV performing a sex act on a mannequin.

Security guards discovered the footage while trawling through video following a break-in at the mall in Jaragua, southern Brazil.

After stealing some discount clothes , the man can be seen kissing the mannequin's breast before carrying out a sex act.

The man, who wore a t-shirt over his head, then pulls up his shorts and walks away.

Police said the man stole the clothes to sell them for drug money.

Ricardo Carvalho, shopping centre manager, told the Folha De Jaragua newspaper: "If such an individual is capable of committing an act like this, imagine if he broke into a house? He could do the same with a helpless person."

Belfast Telegraph