1 year old baby stuffed and spun in washing machine

Authorities in New Jersey, USA, have opened an investigation into the case of a 1-year-old boy being stuffed and filmed in a washing machine after a video of the incident was posted online.

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County Prosecutor's OfficeCamden,New Jersey, recently said they have questioned the babysitter about the incident. The case has also been referred to the state Department of Children and Families.

The YouTube video, taken from a surveillance camera at a laundromat in Camden, shows a man placing 13-month-old Saimeir Bush into the washing machine and closing the door. The machine then spins automatically. The man and a woman panic and try to open the door. Moments later, a quick-thinking employee opens the back panel of the machine and cuts off the power.

Saimeir was taken to hospital for treatment of cuts and bruises.

The boy’s mother, Sakia David, said the woman in the video is Saimeir’s father’s girlfriend. The woman was looking after Saimeir while his mother went to work on May 11.

David said her son was not seriously injured but the woman did not tell her about the incident and she only found out when she saw the video on TV. “I was mad because he shouldn’t have put my son in the washing machine when he was just running around,” David said.

Authorities said the incident was accidental because the man did not know the machine was automatic when the door was closed.

David also said that no one should be charged in the incident.

A spokesman for the prosecutor's office said the man had been identified, but would not be charged.

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