'1,000 likes or I'll drop him': Man tells Facebook as he dangles baby over balcony

In a horrific incident a man dangled a baby from a 15-floor balcony and threatened do drop him if he did not receive "1,000 likes" on Facebook.

The man, who remains anonymous from Algeria posted a picture on Facebook of himself clutching on to baby’s shirt. He captioned the image: "1,000 likes or I will drop him."

Police were flooded with complaints by hundreds of social media users who saw the picture and demanded he be arrested for child abuse, the Metro reported.

The man, who media reports say is the child's father was arrested and charged with endangering the baby's safety.

According to Al Arabiya, the man claimed the photograph was altered by people on social media. He also alleged the photo was "taken in a balcony with protective barriers".

The baby's father also insisted to the courts he was playing around and had no intention of putting the child in danger.

However, the judge didn't find anything about the incident funny and sentenced him to two years in prison.