What Led a Mother to Lock Her Child in a Washing Machine?

Scotland: This image stirred the anger of thousands of social media users who came across it, after seeing a small child locked inside a washing machine. A quick investigation revealed the following: The mother, 21-year-old Courtney Stewart, decided to 'entertain' her two-year-old son with Down syndrome by taking a photo of him inside the washing machine. Why, you ask? Good question. 'He has an obsession with laundry; I just wanted to make him happy,' she quickly justified her appalling act after users threatened negative repercussions against her.

The image that caused a stir on the net (Photo: dailymail)

Some even went so far as to report the act to the local police, but so far, there does not seem to be sufficient grounds for a lawsuit against her. 'I did it as a joke,' Stewart claimed to her shocked friends and family, not fully grasping the severity of her heinous action.