Mum ‘cut in half’ + decapitated by hospital lift after giving birth

The mother-of-three was being transported on a hospital stretcher when she became trapped in a lift which started moving upwards.

Rocio Cortes Nunez was being transported on a stretcher to another floor of Our Lady of Valme Hospital in Seville, southern Spain, when she became trapped in the elevator.

She had just given birth by C-section and was on her way to a maternity ward to recover and spend time with her newborn on Sunday, according to a report by El Correro.

Her baby escaped unhurt, the newspaper said.

She had two other girls, aged four and five-years-old, according to local media, which reported the 25-year-old had been decapitated in the horrific tragedy.

It is thought the lift began moving upwards before the stretcher was fully in, following a suspected mechanical failure.

Source: Mum ‘cut in half’ by hospital lift after giving birth in Seville