British officials have condemned a video shown in London and Beijing to promote the 2012 Olympics after it was found to contain the image of a serial killer.

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The British government and the local government of London criticized the video for including a painting by Yorkshire, England, artist Michael Harvey that depicts "Moors Murders" serial killer Myra Hindley, who was convicted of torturing and killing four children in 1963 and 1964, The Times of London reported Monday.

The six-minute video, which was created by Visit London, the agency in charge of tourism to the British capital, was shown in Beijing at an official celebration of the handover to London after the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics and at an invitation-only gathering at London House that was attended by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, London Mayor Boris Johnson, Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell and Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 committee.

"We recognize it is of course highly offensive to a lot of people," a spokesman for Johnson said. "The mayor is deeply disturbed and has made it clear that the film should not be shown in London House again."