Update | Aunt admits to murder after baby's body is found in washing machine
Shanghai police said on its official Sina Weibo on Wednesday night that the four-month old baby who disappeared from his cradle on Sunday morning had been found dead in the washing machine at home. His aunt has admitted to killing him because of "psychological imbalances arising out of family disputes", the police said.
An aunt has admitted to killing her infant nephew and hiding the body in the family washing machine in Shanghai.
Shanghai police said on its official Sina Weibo on Wednesday night that the four-month old baby who disappeared from his cradle on Sunday morning had been found dead in the washing machine at home. His aunt has admitted to killing him because of "psychological imbalances arising out of family disputes", the police said.
The news came after four days of wide media attention and searches for the baby. The family sold breakfast in a food market on the outskirt of Shanghai and their home on the ground floor doubled as the restaurant, leading to fears the infant was taken when the adults were busy serving customers.
Originally from Anhui province, the extended family of eight lived together: the boy and his parents, grandparents, and aunt and uncle with a baby daughter, according to Shanghai's Labour Daily. The father and uncle were out working on the morning when the boy went missing, the newspaper said.
The police gave no more details in its Weibo post and said the investigation was continuing.
CCTV said online the boy was found in a plastic bag, and apparently suffocated.