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Mexican woman dies at age 117 just hours after receiving birth certificate

Trinidad Alvarez Lira had been waiting for years to obtain proof that she had been born in 1898 so she could claim government old age benefits

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Hasnain says:

She died without getting a single check from the government because she couldn't prove she was old enough.

Now why anyone didn't just look at her and agree that she's over 60 is beyond me...

Posted on 2016-07-01T11:27:10+0000