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A father posted a sickening picture of his baby dangling from a 15th floor window to get likes on Facebook .

The man, from Algeria, had published the picture of him hanging the child over the road below, gripping his t-shirt with just one hand.

Alongside the picture he had written: "1,000 likes or I will drop him," according to Al Alarabiya .

The website claimed the child was in a state of "fear and bewilderment".

(Image: Facebook)

After seeing the post, many social media users demanded that the man be charged with child abuse .

Yesterday, an Algerian court in the capital Algiers sentenced the man to two years in prison.

It is believed the man only carried out the act to gain likes on social media.