A Paraguayan family received a huge surprise when their premature baby boy was declared dead and later found to be alive when he was taken home for a funeral wake.

The baby was born 16 weeks prematurely at a state-run hospital in the capital of Asuncion. The hospital pronounced him dead after staff tried to revive him for an hour, a doctor who works in the maternity unit told the BBC. According to medical records he weighed only 1.1 pounds when he was born.

“Initially, the baby didn’t move, he practically didn’t have any respiratory reflexes, nor did we hear a heartbeat and, as a result, we declared a premature fetus of 24 weeks dead,” Dr. Ernesto Weber, head of pediatric care at the hospital, told Reuters Television.

The hospital provided the parents Liliana and Jose Alvarenga with a death certificate and a “coffin,” a cardboard box with the baby’s name scribbled on the side. They placed their deceased child in the box, went home, and then the unbelievable happened.

“I opened the box and took the baby out and he cried. I got scared and I said ‘the baby’s crying’ … and then he started moving his arms, his legs and I got scared, we got very scared,” Liliana told Reuters Television.

The baby is now back at the hospital’s intensive care unit and reported to be in a stable condition. An investigation is looking into what happened.

A range of faulty raised toilet seats has led to at least six people being injured, a safety watchdog warned today.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it had received 91 reports of broken Homecraft Rolyan Savanah seats.

The MHRA said six people had fallen off the toilet because the seat slipped, with injuries including bumps to the head, bruising and back injury.

One woman died following one of the incidents, although it was not clear to what extent the fall had contributed to her death, the MHRA said.

It urged the public and health and social care providers to be vigilant over the two and four-inch raised seats.

Nearly 25,000 of the seats were sold in the UK between May 2007 and January. However, they do not carry a batch or serial number.

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A student died after downing half a litre of vodka in 20 minutes during a university drinking game, an inquest heard yesterday.

Jason Venezia, 19, couldn’t stand or speak after trying to win a £40 ($64, €50) bet that he could neck a full bottle of the spirit.

Pals carried the Warwick psychology student to his room after the May binge, but he died of alcohol poisoning.

After Coventry coroner Sean McGovern recorded a verdict of misadventure, parents Joan and Ennio, of Solihull, West Mids, called for the drinking age to rise to 21.

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This is insane! These Gypsies are putting at the grave almost a complete home. From bed, chairs and mirrors till LCD TV, DVD player and a big bottle of Chivas!!!
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