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Wal-Mart's affiliate "mental patient" costume withdrawn from sale online
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Asda has apologised and withdrawn a Halloween outfit it was selling online as a "mental patient fancy dress costume", following criticism.
The £20 item included clothing covered in fake blood, a mask and an imitation meat cleaver.
The store offered "sincere apologies for the offence it has caused".
It said the sale had been a "completely unacceptable error" and it would be making a "very sizeable donation" to the mental health charity Mind.
In a statement, Asda, which is owned by US retail giant Walmart, added: "It should never have been sold and it was withdrawn as soon as it was brought to our attention."
The £20 item included clothing covered in fake blood, a mask and an imitation meat cleaver.
The store offered "sincere apologies for the offence it has caused".
It said the sale had been a "completely unacceptable error" and it would be making a "very sizeable donation" to the mental health charity Mind.
In a statement, Asda, which is owned by US retail giant Walmart, added: "It should never have been sold and it was withdrawn as soon as it was brought to our attention."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24278768
All they had to do is name it "Zombie"...
