Dead Man Walking

Last week, 07th Nov 13:15

A Brazilian man shocked his mourning family after turning up at his own funeral.

Bricklayer Ademir Jorge Goncalves was identified by relatives as the victim of a car crash, but had actually spent the night drinking with friends.

When he heard his family believed him dead, he hurried to the funeral to let them know he was alive.

A police spokesman said: "People are afraid to look for very long when they identify bodies, and I think this is what happened in this case."

Niece Rosa Sampaio said: "My two uncles and I had doubts about the identification. But an aunt and four of his friends identified the body, so what were we to do?"

People are afraid to look for very long when they identify bodies, and I think this is what happened in this case

The body has now been correctly identified and buried.