Could this be one of the greatest cases of mistaken identity in 2020 so far? Ben Lilly of West Yorkshire believes so.

The 40-year-old father was recently driving down the A646 near Hebden Bridge when he spotted what he thought to be a dead or dying leopard in the road.

As the area was not known for it’s indigenous big cat population, he turned around in the road and came back to find that what he feared was terrible, was instead…

A spotty onesie.

Taking to a local Facebook group, he initially said: “Careful! Dead leopard in the road on way to Halifax! Oh no, it’s some tart’s coat from last night, can’t believe I turned back for this!”

However, speaking with the local press afterwards he explained how his initial fear lead to greater embarrassment. He said: “I saw something in the distance as I was coming around the bend and slowed down, giving it a wide berth in case it was an injured animal.

“As I passed it, I looked out the passenger’s window and saw the markings on it. It had the tail bit on it too, so it looked really real while I was driving.

“I thought ‘wow’. You hear of these sightings of big cats and around the Halifax area, there have been reports before.

“I spun round where I could, turned around and drove back along. I looked again – it looked real. I then parked behind it and looked from within the car.

“I got out cautiously, because I didn’t want something taking my face off, but as soon as I looked at it from the other angle I started laughing.

“I crept up with my phone out and as the angle changed, I felt like I was on candid camera. I was chuckling to myself. I started laughing then to save my own embarrassment. I pulled up to a onesie.”

Ben said that after revealing his own mistake he was contacted by others who had thought the same thing, but had carried on driving.

You can see this fearsome discovery, by clicking here.