Emergency services were called to a home in Hoon Hay, Christchurch, about 5pm on Friday, after a girl was found in a washing machine. Stuff understands the girl was found in a front-loading washing machine, which had been turned on. In 2019, a 3-year-old boy died inside a front-loading washing machine in Orlando, Florida, after climbing into the machine while playing with a sibling. In 2016, a 3-year-old girl died in Arkansas, United States, after climbing into a washing machine and closing the lid. * An earlier version of this story reported a coroner's minute that said the girl’s death was being treated as suspicious.

Source: Stuff February 24, 2021 20:24 UTC