Shock as mum and dad DISCOVER the newborn baby they thought died seven years ago is STILL ALIVE and living in an orphanage
A horrible mix up led to the parents Volgograd in Russia being told their child was dead.
A MUM and dad who were told their baby had died in hospital seven years ago discovered the child is alive and living in an orphanage.
In 2011 the parents, from Volgograd in Russia, were told by doctors that the severely ill baby would not live longer than a week.
The heartbroken and depressed husband and wife signed a waiver to leave the newborn in the hospital's care and went home.
A few days later they had a change of heart and returned for the child, and 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.
The parents were not at home so 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 couldn't access her money.
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When official 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.
It is not known if they intend to pursue legal proceedings against the hospital.
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