Grim moment woman licks ice cream from tub before putting it BACK in shop freezer as cops ‘track down’ sick shopper

THIS is the grim moment a woman licks ice cream straight from the tub - before putting it BACK in the shop freezer.

Cops in Texas last night said they have tracked down the sick shopper - who's believed to have been filmed on Friday night.

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The footage has gone viral since it was posted online last weekend - with more than 11million views on Twitter.

In the grim clip, a man can be heard encouraging the women - saying: "Lick it, lick it, lick it!"

He then urges her to "put it back" in the supermarket freezer - before she reseals the Blue Bell-branded treat.

The nine second video was posted to Twitter on Saturday with the caption: “What kinds psychopathic behaviour is this?!”

Detectives believe they have the woman identified and the investigation is ongoing

Lufkin Police

After viewers were left outraged, cops in Lufkin, Texas, say they have tracked down the woman in the clip following a tip off.

Lufkin Police also released a CCTV image of a woman they believe to be the wanted licker - who they plan on charging.

And in a relief for shoppers, they were also able to identify and remove the tainted ice cream from the Walmart store in Lufkin.

A Lufkin Police spokesman said: "Detectives believe they have the woman identified and the investigation is ongoing."

TAINTED TUB REMOVED

They later added: ";Once her identity is verified, detectives will proceed with getting a warrant for her arrest on a charge of second-degree felony tampering with a consumer product."

Gerald Williamson, Lufkin Director of Public Safety, said: "Our biggest concern is consumer safety — in that regard we are glad to see the tainted product off the shelves.

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“We are recommending that as a precaution Blue Bell remove products from the Lufkin Walmart shelves until our investigation is complete.”

Blue Bell ice cream said in a statement: "Our staff recognised the location in the video, and we inspected the freezer case."

They added: "Food tampering is not a joke, and we will not tolerate tampering with our products."

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