Outrage As Woman Posts Photo Of Smoking Baby

A picture of a baby smoking a cigarette which was uploaded to Instagram has provoked outrage from social media users in Spain.

User lapelirrojah_delbarriooh, 18, from Valencia, posted the image to her public page along with the caption: 'Already smoking at a year old, love you little one, you’re my f****** life.'

Since being posted back in January, the image has attracted 2,000 likes and more than 36,000 comments, with many branding it child abuse.

n the picture the lit end of the cigarette appears to be shining brightly, suggesting that the infant was inhaling at the time it was taken. 

Antonio Nieto, president of the Spanish Association of Pediatricians, told The Local: 'I think the police would definitely consider it to be child abuse, it is just absolutely unbelievable.

It is not yet clear which, in any action has been taken against the woman.

- Images: Instagram