Woman finds dead mouse in her Healthy Living chips

A mother opened a bag of oven chips - and found a dead mouse frozen inside. Becky Cooke, 30, was making dinner for her two sons when she made the grim discovery.

The rodent was perfectly preserved - with a long tail and a broken leg. Becky said: "It turned my stomach. I thought it was a black chip then looked closely and realised it was a mouse. I couldn't stop screaming."



The mother, of Poplar, East London, bought the Healthy Living chips from her local Co-op for her boys Bailey, three, and Tommy, ten. Becky threw the bag down in disgust and complained at the shop.

She was told to send the package to the Manchester head office and received an apology and £50 in vouchers. But she has vowed not to buy food there again. A Co-op spokesman said: "We are investigating this complaint with our supplier."