A video is being shared on social media of a year-old male child screaming and banging on the door of a day care centre after he was locked out.

The parents of the child alleged the heartless owner of the daycare centre locked out their son for over four hours.

The video of the screaming child was taken by neighbours who subsequently contacted the parents of the child with their evidence.

The owner of the daycare centre has reportedly denied the child was locked out and offered a different explanation to Police who visited the scene.

The woman was arrested, but released less than 24-hours later, “clearly through connections from a higher power that undermined even the police,” the parents said in a statement.

It is reported that the woman at the centre of this controversy is closely related to aJoint Opposition (JO) MP.

The daycare centre in question is located in Colombo 5 and had an active Facebook page, which has since been deactivated.

Parents of the year-old child have vowed to take “all legal measures ensure she cannot ever do this to any other child.”