Gearing up for the upcoming Easter holiday, not everyone is preparing chocolate baskets and painting Easter eggs. One German man has gone to length to sue the Easter bunny for causing him 'bodily harm'.

Karl-Friedrich Lentze, from Berlin, has filed a complaint with local prosecutors, accusing it of causing addiction to chocolate which leads to heart attacks, obesity and strokes, according to Ananova.com

Lentze says: "The Easter Bunny is a sadistic and unscrupulous offender who preys on people's sweet tooth.

"Find this evil bunny, handcuff his paws and remove him from shops in time for Easter."

Public prosecutor spokesman Christian Avenarius says: "We will act upon the complaint with speed and diligence."