Dan and Mandy Sheldon went to register the tot last week after the council office finally opened after lockdown.

Furious Dan, 37, a plant hire company boss, lodged an official complaint over how he and Mandy, 32, were treated at their local office in Chesterfield, Derbys.

He said: "We were really excited to go and get him registered but the woman looked at us in utter disgust.

"She told us he would never be able to get a job, and that teachers wouldn't want to teach him.

"I tried to explain that we are not religious people, and Lucifer in Greek means 'light-bringer' and 'morning' but she wouldn't listen.

"She even told us that it was illegal to name a child that in New Zealand and that maybe we could name him something else but refer to him as Lucifer at home."

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The parents were told to leave the room while the official checked if she was allowed to register the boy with the Satanic title.

Dan added: "We were gobsmacked with her behaviour.

"Eventually she did it, but it was through gritted teeth.