Virgin Blue Flight Attendant Sticks 17-Month Old In Overhead Bin

First Posted: 03/06/11 08:52 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:35 PM ET

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Herald Sun:

Virgin Blue Blue has sacked a male flight attendant and offered an angry mother free flights after her toddler was put in an overhead locker.

Natalie Williamson claims she, her 17-month-old son, Riley, and her now estranged husband were on a Virgin flight from Fiji to Sydney, when the flight attendant picked up Riley, placed him in the locker and closed the latch.

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