Reports of 'body' in Birmingham turns out to be rubbish
Officers rushed to a street in Birmingham after reports of a body being found.
Police were scrambled to Livery Street in the city centre, near to the canal, after the call on Wednesday afternoon.
But instead of finding a body, the cops found bottles and straw – wrapped in layers of plastic to look like a body.
The items had been concealed in a grey bin liner.
Officers from West Midlands Police shared an image of the wrapping on social media.
They said: "Officers have been called to livery street to a report of a body.
"The anticipation of opening the bag and finding a layer of clothing was a strange feeling.
"Turns out to be a bottles and straw wrapped in layers of plastic to look like a body."
