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A SHOCKED mum was forced to take her daughter's favourite Christmas present away from her after it appeared to repeat explicit insults.

Siobhan Fox, 30, filmed the My Little Baby Born Walks Doll, which she believes sounds like it is saying "you b****, you b****" rather than the "mama" and "papa" she and husband Daniel had expected.

 Darcey Fox was left disappointed after her parents told her she could not keep the doll
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Darcey Fox was left disappointed after her parents told her she could not keep the dollCredit: Siobhan Fox

The mum told Sun Online: "My daughter is two-and-a-half-years-old, she wanted it because her friend has one, it was on the top of her list.

"My husband got it out for her and put the batteries in - I was not in the room.

"My daughter had it off my husband and it just caught his ear. It's meant to say 'mama, dada' - it's totally not.

"He called me in and said 'look what do you think to this', I got it straight away."

Siobhan and husband Daniel, 30, had to remove the doll from the tot because little Darcey repeats everything she hears.

The disappointed mum added: "That was what she really wanted and I felt so awful taking it off her but I could not let her go out in public with the doll saying that.

"I do not know if it's a one off or if they're all saying that."

The doll, made by Zapf Creation, speaks when her rattle is shaken near her and had been bought from a Toys "R" Us store in Tamworth.

The store offered a refund or exchange, but Siobhan said she wants to see the dolls off shelves.

The angry mum said she was told the doll's outbursts could be the result of low batteries or an American accent.

 The toy had been at the top of little Darcey's Christmas list and she was delighted to open it
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The toy had been at the top of little Darcey's Christmas list and she was delighted to open itCredit: Siobhan Fox
 Darcey's parents were shocked when they listened to the doll speak
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Darcey's parents were shocked when they listened to the doll speak

 

But Siobhan said the batteries were fresh from the box and Sun Online reported a parent's similar concerns in October.

Toys "R" Us, currently selling the doll for £14.48 online, has said it is investigating the report.

A spokesperson for  Zapf Creations said: "At Zapf Creation we take all feedback very seriously.

"Our BABY born products are created to be a fun introduction to imaginative parent-child play.

"The My Little BABY born Walks doll includes baby babble sounds that are in no way meant to represent language or cause any offence to users."


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