Aron Pritchard told a detective he put his girlfriend's children in a clothes dryer because he wanted to show them they could have a good time without much money.

He said that he had been playing with the then 2-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy by rolling them around in a large cardboard barrel that served as a toy box. However, the strain of rolling the barrel made an old injury in his shoulder hurt and he was no longer able to play. Then he noticed that the dryer door was opened, which made him remember playing in an old dryer when he was a child. He said that he stayed at the opening with his hand on the kill switch while the children took turns riding in the machine. But,after about an hour of playing, the dryer heated up and gave the boy second-degree burns.

Apparently, hospital records showed that the boy had suffered repeated broken bones and was noticed to have poor hygiene.

Apparently,on the high settings, the dryer could reach between 240 and 260 degrees with the door closed. Any volunteers to take Pritchard for a bit of a spin? You know, just to show him how to have a good time without spending too much money.

Hutchinson