A mother has told of her horror after discovering a toy bought as a stocking filler for her baby son contained a pair of sharp scissors.

Susan Sykes, 31, of Farmhill Road, Eccleshill, bought the £9.99 dinosaur for her 17-month-old son Lewis from discount catalogue store Manor Grove, in Main Street, Bingley.

After she complained the toys were withdrawn from Yorkshire and Manchester branches of the store, a subsidiary of Bradford catalogue giant Grattan.

Mrs Sykes, who works next to Manor Grove in Bingley as a manager of Pizza Hut, said: "Lewis played with it all Christmas Day but it wasn't until Boxing Day when I sat on it that I felt something very sharp.

"My husband had a look and found a pair of scissors which were very, very sharp and rusty. They were dressmaker's scissors, about four inches long and there was Chinese writing on them.

"I couldn't believe it. I was crying my heart out - they could have blinded or even killed him. He had been playing with the cushion all day.

"I want to sue the company concerned. I don't want it swept under the carpet."

Mrs Sykes, who has suffered four miscarriages, said the Pillow Friends toy was made in China and carried a British standard mark. She added: "I'm quite funny about what I buy and gave it a good inspection before I bought it. Lewis is a very precious little boy."

Annette Biladeau, manager of Grattan subsidiary Manor Grove, said: "The stock was bought in. It's not a Grattan product. I phoned all the managers of other stores who stock them in Yorkshire and Manchester and totally recalled them. I am not sure how many we have sold."

West Yorkshire Trading Standards officer Bruce McKay, who said Grattan have an excellent record, added: "We are investigating. It is very rare that things like this happen and we shall take steps to ensure there's no repetition."

His colleague David Lodge, who is leading the investigation, said: "We will be trying to trace the manufacturers. It is a one-off type of situation. Toy safety in general has improved greatly over the last ten years."

No one was available from Grattan to comment.

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