By William Cole For Mailonline
Published: 20:11 BST, 3 June 2019 | Updated: 20:11 BST, 3 June 2019
A man accused of putting a 13-month-old girl in a tumble dryer and switching it on showed 'no emotion at all' after the incident, the child's mother has told a trial.
Prosecutors allege Thomas Dunn, 25, endangered the toddler's life by putting her in the machine at his flat in Arbroath, Angus, in December 2017.
The child's mother, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told a jury at Dundee Sheriff Court she turned around from washing dishes at her friend's home to see her girl in the tumble dryer.
She broke down in tears as she described the child's screams after being taken out of the machine.
Prosecutors at Dundee Sheriff's Court allege Thomas Dunn, 25, endangered the toddler's life by putting her in the machine at his flat in Arbroath, Angus, in December 2017
The witness said: 'I was standing doing the dishes and he was joking about putting her in the tumble dryer. I didn't think that he was being serious.
'I heard a door close and