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Emergency services were called to an incident in Hoon Hay, Christchurch around 5pm on Friday.
A preschooler has died after he was found unconscious in a working washing machine at a Christchurch home.
A police spokesman confirmed that emergency services were called for an incident in the suburb of Hoon Hay around 5 p.m. Friday. One person was injured and taken to hospital, where he later died, the spokesman said.
Things understands that the boy was found in a front-loading washing machine, which was on.
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“The police are investigating the circumstances of the death and the coroner has been informed,” the police spokesman said.
Police said the boy’s death was not being treated as suspicious.
A large group of mourners were at Kāinga Ora’s property on Sunday.
A spokeswoman for Oranga Tamariki declined to comment on the boy’s death, citing that it was at the beginning of the police investigation.
