A BABY girl died in a washing machine when she was put in with a pile of laundry by her mother.

Ten-day-old Maggie May was found by an aunt who opened the top loader after hearing it clanging as it came to the end of its 40-minute spin cycle.

Police and paramedics rushed to the house but found the tiny baby still in the machine tangled in the clothes.

Hardened detectives said it was the most tragic thing they had ever seen.

Many were left in tears.

The baby's mother Lyndsey Fiddler - who is thought to be hooked on the illegal drug crystal meth - was charged with second degree manslaughter.

Police in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, are investigating if the mother of three killed her daughter by accident.

Police Chief Tom Holland said Fiddler had dozed off after switching on the machine. Her aunt, Rhonda Coshatt, called round and found Maggie May.

In a frantic call to emergency services, Fiddler, 26, is heard saying: "My baby is dead." She can then be heard arguing with her aunt who is heard on the call saying:

"No I did not kill your baby, you did."

Police chief Holland said: "The mother was asleep and Ms Coshatt had trouble waking her and heard the washer out o balance, clanging, so went to lift the lid so it would stop and in the washing machine, saw the baby."

The baby's father, Benjamin Trammel, said: "Inside my heart, I can't believe Lyndsey would have hurt our little girl."

Paramedics desperately tried to revive the baby after she was pulled out of the machine, but she was already dead on arrival at hospital.

One of the medical team, John Houser, a paramedic, said: "Terrible. I don't even know how to describe it."

Fiddler's two sons, aged three and four, have been taken into care by social services. Police chief Holland said: "I can assure you we're not going to leave any stone unturned."

Source: The Express.