French Father Reportedly Charged After 3-Year-Old Son Killed in Washing Machine
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}French authorities have reportedly charged a 33-year-old father with murder after he allegedly killed his 3-year-old son by stuffing him into a washing machine and turning it on.
The man, identified in reports as Christophe Champenois, was charged with "murder of a minor" late Sunday in the city of Meaux near Paris, court sources told AFP.
The boy's mother was charged with failing to prevent a crime and failing to assist a person in danger. Both were held without bail.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Neighbors said the boy, Bastien, died Friday after Champenois put him naked in the washing machine to punish him for getting into trouble at nursery school. A source connected with the case said the child appeared to have died from "a blow to the head," AFP reports.