Missing 4-month-old found dead

The 4-month-old boy who was reported missing in Songjiang district was found dead Wednesday inside his family's washing machine, xinmin.cn reported.

Police said the boy's aunt confessed to killing him over a "family dispute," Songjiang district police said.

The boy's mother found his body around 6 pm in the machine, which the family rarely used.

The body was found wrapped in a plastic bag, the news portal xinmin.cn reported. The boy's family, from Anhui province, reported him missing around 9 am Sunday.