Woman who knocked on coffin throughout her personal funeral has died

A 76-year-old girl who was wrongly declared lifeless and stunned members of the family by knocking on her coffin has now handed away.

Bella Montoya spent seven days in intensive care however died on Friday night after struggling a stroke, Ecuador‘s well being ministry mentioned.

She was below “permanent surveillance” after the bizarre incident within the metropolis of Babahoyo, which prompted a authorities investigation into the hospital.

A technical committee has additionally been fashioned to overview how the hospital points demise certificates.

Her son Gilberto mentioned he’s but to obtain any medical clarification of what occurred from authorities – and warned that issues “are not going to stay like this”.

He added that Ms Montoya’s sister had formally complained and was searching for to establish the physician who declared her lifeless to start with.

Mrs Montoya, a former nurse, was rushed again to hospital after spending 5 hours alive inside her coffin at a funeral residence on Friday.

“It gave us all a fright,” Mr Montoya mentioned.

“There have been about 20 of us there … After about 5 hours of the wake, the coffin began to make sounds.

“My mum was wrapped in sheets and hitting the coffin, and when we approached we could see that she was breathing heavily.”

She has now been moved again to the identical funeral residence the place the incident initially occurred, and will probably be buried at a public graveyard.