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Rachel Hagan

Mum says surgeon tried to stitch baby's head back on after decapitation during birth

A traumatised mother who claims her newborn was decapitated during birth in Brazil has said medics tried sewing her head back onto her neck after the ordeal.

Ranielly Santos, 34, and her husband, Victor da Silva, have accused the doctor of ripping off their daughter's head while attempting to deliver the baby who later died.

The family have accused doctors at Hospital das Clinicas in Belo Horizonte, the capital of southeastern Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, of attempting to cover up the stomach-churning tragedy.

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