A drier ate my baby

[Carl 3]

Australian baby 'put in dryer'

An Australian man has been charged with causing bodily harm after he put a 13-month-old baby in a tumble dryer when she spilt a drink on herself.

Samuel Siddall, 21, was left in charge of his girlfriend's baby while she went to the gym for an hour, police said.

She returned to find the baby had suffered serious burns. Doctors notified police because of the suspicious nature of her injuries.

They expect the baby to make a full recovery and leave hospital this week.

'Horrific injuries'

"The injuries are horrific and in my years of being a police officer I have not seen or heard of this type of injury before," police detective Deb Newman told reporters.

"The person we allege has done the act has stated that he has put the child into a clothes tumble dryer, closed the door and turned it on for a couple of minutes," she said.

Police said the child suffered serious burns to both feet and her left hand as well as bruising to her face and back.

Mr Siddall, 21, was released on bail and told to reappear in court in June. He was also forbidden to contact the child's mother.

Bloody aussies

[Grant 4]

What a dick.

[DCEIVN 0]

i keep wondering if this was complete stupidity, maliscious intent or a combination. Fool thought that the clothes would dry and baby would be ok or did it for sadistic pleasure????

I know its probably the latter, but there are one off cases

[E30stz 0]

first the dingo and now the drier .. what next.

[Guest Spargo]

Being australian he'd probably never seen one before.

[pug'n 0]

driers are fun

[*sic 1]

someone ensure he is made sterile.

[shadowninja 0]

Obviously didn't read the care instructions... "drip dry only"