[I still care]

It is unbelievable, but reading between the lines I am not sure this is her trying to kill or punish the child. It almost sounds like she was trying to use the washer as a playpen, and it had time left on it and she didn't realize it. If that is so I bet she has done this any number of times before. It says they were frantically attempting to rescue her, and doesn't say anything about her putting money in it. It also says that the washer automatically starts and locks when the door is closed.

Even if that is true, putting your child in a closed washing machine is pretty stupid. Half a brain could recognize that is "child endangerment". I'll be she thought she was pretty smart coming up with a way to keep the kid from running around the laundromat.

[gcruse]

What you say makes a lot of sense.
And there are plenty of stuuuuupid people.

[Mo1]

Even if that is true, putting your child in a closed washing machine is pretty stupid. Half a brain could recognize that is "child endangerment".

And this is the reason for all those Warning Labels

I agree, I don't think she meant to harm her child, but she is guitly of being an idiot

[yonif]

But if she was just playing, why place coins in the machine?

[powderhorn]

but reading between the lines I am not sure this is her trying to kill or punish the child. It almost sounds like she was trying to use the washer as a playpen, and it had time left on it and she didn't realize it.

But the article also said that the machine doesn't stop until the cycle has finished--which sort of suggests that she did put money in to start a new cycle.