2 girls found dead in washing machine  

姐妹俩爬进洗衣机被绞死 尸体全身青紫(图)

9月22日，南昌市新建县樵舍镇发生了一起让人悲痛的惨剧：在中秋假期最后一天，该镇一对年幼的小姐妹在家里玩时，不幸爬进了洗衣机被绞死。目前，姐妹俩已被安葬。当地政府表示，如果孩子父母有困难，政府将尽力帮他们解决。[查看全文]

(ECNS)-- Two little girls were found dead in a washing machine Saturday while their mother cooked in the kitchen and father watched TV in the dining room in Qiaoshe town, Xinjian county, Nanchang, of Jiangxi province.

People wondered how the two sisters, age 4 and 2, climbed into the washer, closed the lid and started the machine, which was on the balcony.

There was a chair in front of the machine, the family said.

A witness who helped transport the kids to a local hospital said, "The washer was filled with blood."

A photo shows that the brand of the fully automatic top-loading washer involved in the case is Haier.

After the incident, the two sisters were buried the very day. The parents moved back to their old house in a neighboring village with their third child, a 1-year-old boy.

The local government expressed condolences to the family, and a government spokesperson, surnamed Hu, said that the family will receive financial assistance.

A customer service staffer at Haier said that the machine's drying cycle should not start with an open lid.

Local police launched an investigation into the incident.