A hate letter signed by one p*ssed off mother was slipped under the door of Brenda Millson, grandmother of thirteen-year-old Maxwell Begley, who is autistic sent Newcastle, Ontario police in deep nvestigation.

Among other hurtful words, the neighbor who wrote the letter called Maxwell a hindrance to everyone and demanded his grandmother "to do the right thing" and "move or euthanize him". Maxwell was two when doctors diagnosed him of sever autism. His father, James Begley, drops him off to his grandmother's house every morning because there is no one to look out for him since his mother, Karla Begley, is fighting her own battle with multiple sclerosis

The letter has cause emotional distress and disgust to the thirteen-year-old's family. "I cannot believe that someone would think that in this day and age", says the Maxwell's distraught mother. The incident has left James Begley concerned. He considers the person who is behind the letter to be dangerous. "I was shaking when I read it, " Milson said.

The poison letter complained about "whaling" noises that Maxwell makes when he is playing outside. The "whaling" sounds according to the letter sender who is yet to be identified "scares the hell out of my normal children", The letter sender went as far as calling Maxwell an idiot kid and Millson, a dope for not taking Maxwell to the park when he needs fresh air.

The letter sender claims to speak on behalf of the community who like her, is disturbed by Maxwell's "noises". This statement however was refuted when neighbors of Millson cheered for Maxwell when he came outside the house and did his "little happy dance".

Jodi MacLean, spokesperson for the Durham Regional Police stated that the Durham Regional Police is taking the matter very seriously and are examining if there were laws broken by the anonymous hater.