VA - Facebook photo of toddler hanging from planter hook leads to charges

A Facebook photo of a 14-month-old boy hanging by his twisted t-shirt from a planter hook, crying, caused horror among viewers. Now his 18-year-old mother is facing child abuse charges in Spotsylvania, Virginia.

Sheriff’s office investigators, alerted by the photo copied to their own Facebook page, discovered the picture was taken between Sept. 1 and Sept. 10 by the child’s mother, Alexis Breeden. The boy was unharmed, they say. It was posted to Facebook by the toddler's father after a row with her and he wasn't involved in the hanging of the child.

Breeden was recently ordered by a judge to complete anger management courses and undergo a mental health evaluation after pleading guilty to an assault and battery charge against a family member, in a separate case. She now says she regrets the incident with her child and it was meant as a joke.

http://wtvr.com/2014/10/30/photo-posted-on-facebook-leads-to-mothers-arrest/

The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze. Poor little guy.

Wth! Thankful those who saw the picture were so proactive. Poor little guy.

Are people doing these dangerous things just to post it , or are they normally doing TH e m and they happen to get posted ? Absolutely ridiculous. Poor little one.