Man, 'put a 13-month-old in tumble dryer and switched the machine on while ...

Man, 25, 'put a 13-month-old girl in a tumble dryer and switched the machine on while her mother washed the dishes' Thomas Dunn, 25, accused of putting toddler in tumble dryer and turning it on It is claimed the child was screaming as she was being taken out of the machine The girl's mother told Dundee Sheriff Courts said he showed 'no emotion at all' Girl previously taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee where it was found she had suffered fractures to her skull

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

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

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