She had just celebrated her third birthday less than a week ago.
A three-year-old girl died on Thursday evening after being found in a washing machine, we learned this Friday morning.
It was the father and another member of the siblings who made this horrible discovery around 10:30 p.m. in the family apartment located in Paris (XXth).
The child was already in critical condition when rescued.
He was declared dead shortly after 11:30 p.m.
The cause of his death is not yet known.
According to the very first elements, it could be linked to suffocation.
“But we must remain very careful, loose a source close to the investigation.
We don't know at all what happened.
Apparently, she didn't bear any traces of beatings.
The autopsy will reveal much more.
According to the declarations of the father, aged 48, the door of the washing machine was closed at the time of the discovery.
The household appliance hadn't just turned either.
Five children in total in the family
After returning from work, the father had dinner with his 37-year-old wife and one of their children.
The family numbered five in total.
“The eldest is 18 years old, then there are the sons between 7 and 16 years old and finally the victim”, continues the same source.
The parents apparently did not know what precisely their other four children were doing during dinner.
It was only at the end of the meal that the parents worried about the girl's absence.
The whole family then set out to find her.
In the apartment but also outside, seeking help from neighbors.
Once the body of his daughter was found, the father immediately called the Samu.
The investigation, opened by the Paris prosecutor's office for research into the causes of death, was to be entrusted to the brigade for the protection of minors this night.