ENTERPRISE NEWS AND PICTURES Rocio Cortes Nunez

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Rocio Cortes Nunez, 25, had just given birth to baby Triana by C-Section when tragedy struck. The mother of three was spending their last few minutes together before Ms Nunez was taken to the maternity ward and Triana was taken to another hospital for treatment to a heart condition. After arriving on the right floor, the mother became trapped when the lift made an “unusual movement” as a hospital porter was removing her on a stretcher, regional health minister Marine Alvarez said. Her legs were left dangling in the lift shaft after her head became wedged in the doors, it is understood.

Rocio Cortes Nunez in pictures Mon, August 21, 2017 Rocio Cortes Nunez, 26, who had just given birth when she was cut in half when a hospital lift malfunctioned in Seville, southern Spain. as she was being transported on a stretcher Play slideshow ENTERPRISE NEWS AND PICTURES 1 of 10 Rocio Cortes Nunez

Chilling reports from the scene suggest the woman was cut in half. It took fire fighters two hours to reach the mother of three at the Valme Hospital in Seville, southern Spain. Duty medics at the scene did all they could to save the woman but she died from her injuries. The new-born baby was unharmed. Husband of four years, Jose Gaspar, told Spanish paper ABC: “This cannot end like this. “This time it has been Rocio but tomorrow it could be another person. I’m a total wreck.”

ENTERPRISE Rocio Cortes Nunez, who was killed by a lift in Valme Hospital in Seville

Rocio’s mother and father Carmen and Juan Manuel Cortes, only found out when they arrived at the hospital to meet his new granddaughter, where they were met by police. Mrs Cortes told local daily Diario de Sevilla: “My heart missed a beat. I asked after my daughter but no-one was telling me anything. “She had given birth at 11 in the morning so I went to the information desk. They told me there a young girl had died and then confirmed it was my daughter. What a cruel death she’s suffered.” Mr Cortes added: “They have killed my beautiful daughter, the joy of my life, and they’ve left three young girls without their mum.” Brother-in-law David Gaspar said: “It’s incredible. We still can’t believe what’s happened. Something has to happen. This cannot go unpunished.”

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In the wake of the shocking incident an investigation has been ordered, coordinated by an investigating magistrate. The tragedy happened as the lift moved between the second and third floor on Sunday afternoon, around 2.30pm. Ms Nunez, a housewife, had been admitted to hospital on Saturday for the C-section. She has two other daughters, Carmen aged five and Rocio aged four. Regional health minister Marina Alvarez called the accident “quick, unusual and tragic” as she said the lift had undergone checks on August 12 and announced an immediate investigation. Baby Triana remains in Virgen del Rocio Hospital in Seville where she is said to be responding well to treatment. Witnesses have described the incident as “something out of a horror film.”

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