Russian parents discover their child alive after seven years of missing
A mother and father who were told their baby had died in hospital seven years ago have discovered the child is alive and living in an orphanage.
A mother and father who were told their baby had died in hospital seven years ago have discovered the child is alive and living in an orphanage.
The parents, from Volgograd in south-west Russia, were told in 2011 by doctors that the severely ill baby would not live longer than a week.
They signed a waiver to leave the newborn in the hospital's care and went home.
When they had a change of heart a few days later, and returned for the child, the couple were told that the baby had died.
The grieving parents got on with their life - but the truth began to unravel because of an incredible coincidence.
After an administrative mix-up, a
bailiff was sent to recover £3,000 for the cost of care for the child on
behalf of the orphanage.
As the parents were not at home, the bailiff seized the mother's bank account.
The
next day, the woman showed up at the reception of the Volgograd
administration of the Federal Bailiff Service to find out why she could
not access her money.
When officials showed her the documents from the orphanage, the mother fainted.
A
spokesperson for the bailiff service said: 'It became clear that the
married couple had been assured for all this time that the child was
dead.
'The parents, so unexpectedly
aware of the 'resurrection' of their baby, immediately appealed to the
court for the restoration of parental rights.'
In November 2017, justice triumphed and the child was legally reunited with her parents earlier this year.
The bailiff service said it was a 'truly, amazing story with a happy ending'.
It is not known whether the couple intend to pursue legal proceedings against the hospital.
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