What was at first thought to be a person in distress at the side of Highway 401 near Woodstock turned out to be a hate-motivated crime involving a mannequin.
Oxford OPP received several calls about what was believed to be a person in crisis near the highway at Dodge Line around midnight on Sunday.
When officers and paramedics arrived on scene, they found an artificial figure with obscenities scrawled near it in full view of the highway.
Exactly what was written has not been disclosed.
"Due to the ongoing investigation, no further details will be released at this time," police said in a statement issued on Thursday.
The incident has been deemed a hate motivated crime.
Police stressed they take hate/bias motivated investigations seriously and are asking anyone with information to call them at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- 8477 (TIPS).
