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TORMENT:Justyna and Rafal Sliwa buried, they had believed, their child in Poland, with relatives in attendance. But the baby¿s ID is now in doubt. (Photo courtesy of New York Post) (August 2, 2012) |
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City medical examiner's office says it is responsible for an error that resulted in a Brooklyn family burying someone else's stillborn in their native Poland.
Justyna and Rafal Sliwa (SLEE'-wuh) told the New York Post (http://nyp.st/QxDbyY ) they were notified of the mix-up July 6.
They held a memorial service in Brooklyn on June 16 for a stillborn they believed to be theirs. The funeral home sent the remains to the couple's hometown of Lomza, Poland. A funeral was held there June 19.
Information on the other family was not made public. A spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office, Ellen Borakove, says the babies had "strikingly similar names."
The office is investigating how the mix-up occurred.
Borakove calls it a "tragic, unfortunate error we have to make right."
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Information from: New York Post, http://www.nypost.com
