Son hanging from hook causes social media uproar. An 18 year old mum was arrested after a picture of her son hanging from what appears to be a hook went viral online. The child, who was only 14 months old, was distressed and clearly in pain.

Social media users were disgusted after a picture of a mother hanging her son from a hook appeared on her Facebook page. The mother, 18 year old Alexis Breeden, took the photo of her child suspended from the hook earlier in the year. She had reportedly kept the photo to herself after the incident.

The photo was first posted by the Breeden's child's father after the two had a disagreement that later on resulted in a fight. In retaliation, the estranged father of the child posted the photo online.

The picture shows Breeden's son hanging high up from a hook with his shirt covering his face and his torso exposed. The child is clearly in distress.

The picture of Breeden's son hanging from a hook immediately went viral with social media followers criticizing the mother for such an act of cruelty. The users then went to the police to report the photo. A felony warrant of arrest was issued by Spotsylvania County Sherriff's Office.

On realizing that a warrant had been issued, Breeden immediately turned herself in. She was later charged with a felony child abuse charge.

Sergeant James Konicki from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office reported that "We had it assigned to a criminal investigation detective through the child victim unit. When she responded, she did an investigation and found that it wasn't a nail, it was actually a planter hook that the child was hanging from. But the child was absolutely fine."

The teen mum is out on a $2500 bail. The 14 month year old son hanging from a hook has been reported to be doing fine as at the moment.