Due to an identity mix-up by a care home in Slovenia, a family buried the wrong man.
Following their grandfather’s alleged funeral, the family discovered that he had been replaced by another man of the same age and from the same care home in Slovenia’s eastern town of Zidani Most.
Slovenia’s authorities were outraged by the incident, and the health minister offered to resign from his position.
Health Minister Danijel Besic Loredan termed the incident “totally unacceptable”
Health Minister of Slovenia, Danijel Besic Loredan said, “Somebody buried their father yesterday and today found out he was alive, while another family realized today that it was their father who died.”
Loredan apologized to the families of both men and expressed his condolences to the man who died, calling the mix-up “totally unacceptable.”
Despite the fact that the two residents had different health issues, they were admitted to the same hospital last week.
Following the death, the incorrect family was notified, and the mix-up was discovered when the other man recovered and returned to the care home, where staff discovered the incorrect identity tag on his wrist.
However, the other man’s cremation and the funeral had already taken place. The prime minister ordered an investigation into the case of mistaken identity and rejected the health minister’s resignation.
