Worst Parent of the Week: Dad Puts Toddler in Washing Machine and Turns it On
There's no way to know what the parents were thinking. Maybe they were trying to scare their kid into good behavior. Maybe they were just goofing around. Maybe they thought it would be funny -- there's a large sign hanging above the machines, saying "Junior Wash: $2.95." Whatever it was, it could have easily ended in tragedy. http://youtu.be/coYoIHj91HA
Toddler's Tragic Washing Machine Accident Sends Warning to Parents An Oregon family is devastated after a tragic accident took the life of their toddler. Tiffany Hebb was doing laundry, while her 21-month-old Ollie kept her company. When she left the room briefly, he crawled into the washing machine and drowned.
A frantic Hebb found her son minutes later trapped in the water-filled basin and tried desperately to resuscitate him. After suffering severe brain damage, he died the following day in the hospital.
"It was the worst day of my life," the grieving mother told a local Fox affiliate through tears. Now Tiffany and her husband Chris are on a mission to educate parents about the dangers of the seemingly innocuous household appliance.
Father killed 3-year-old in washing machine French police charged a man with murder this week after he allegedly put his 3-year-old son into a washing machine and turned it on, according to reports. Neighbors said the man was punishing the boy, named Bastien, for misbehaving at nursery school, Le Parisien (link in French) newspaper reported. Christophe Champenois, 33, was charged with "murder of a minor" and the mother charged with failing to prevent a crime and assist someone in danger, the AFP reported. Both were denied bail. The incident occurred in the city of Meaux, which is around 25 miles northeast of Paris. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45473730/ns/today-today_news/t/cops-father-killed--year-old-washing-machine/#.T7tUd1wS2et
Parenting Fail at a Laundromat
Posted - 05/21/2012 : 6:21:31 PM
