A lonely shepherd has been found dead alongside a scarecrow he had apparently had sex with after dressing it up in a long-haired wig and lipstick.

The rotting remains of Jose Alberto, 58, were discovered after neighbours called their local council to report the smell coming from his house in the city of San Jose de Balcare in eastern Argentina.

Rodolfo Moure, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office, said: ‘I initially thought there were two bodies but then I realised one was a scarecrow wearing lipstick and a long-haired wig.

It was lying next to the deceased.

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