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Australian airline Virgin Blue has reportedly sacked a flight attendant who put a toddler in an overhead locker.
The airline has also offered free flights to the child's "devastated" mother, according to Australian newspaper Herald Sun.
Natalie Williamson claims that her 17-month-old son Riley was placed in a locker by a steward while on a flight from Fiji to Sydney three months ago.
However, according to Virgin Blue, the flight attendant put the young child in the compartment because he was taking part in a peek-a-boo game with him and Ms Williamson's estranged husband.
Ms Williamson told the paper: "My husband, Shayne, was standing one metre behind my son, Riley, when the air steward picked him up and placed him in the overhead compartment.
"I stood up and there were people laughing and then I said 'Get my son out of there now'", adding, "I was devastated. I was absolutely devastated. I was crying. My husband was in shock. For days on end I was crying."
Riley, who was locked in the overhead compartment in complete darkness for a reported ten seconds, is said to have been suffering from anxiety since the incident took place.
A Virgin spokesperson commented: "We have expressed our sincere apologies to the guest and have provided them with a credit for the full amount of the two return flights."

A 17 month old suffering from anxiety? Come on, really? I bet the kid loved it, and knew it was just for fun. Be real... we all loved hiding in places when we were young. And its not like nobody knew where he was. The idea may have been a poor decision by the attendant... but come on now! 

I've really wanted to do that to a few of the children I've been seated next to. But let me guess, this is stress and tears for money. And two parents watch as a stranger picks up thier child and sticks it in the overhead, he's shocked but gathers himself later and leaves his wife because she's crying for four days and the child is traumatized for life.
This is better than the television shows I've been seeing lately!

Ok, perhaps a bit of bad judgement by the flight attendent, but a 17 month old suffering from anxiety and needing therapy.  Give me a break.  This victim mentality that seems to be taking over society will be the downfall of modern civilization.