Mother who was nearly killed when a concrete slab fell onto her head makes miraculous recovery and is well enough to look after her daughter
- Olga Klintsova, 32, was awarded more than £50,000 compensation by judges
- After seven months of care, doctors have cleared her to take back her daughter
- Severity of Olga's injuries meant the child, Katya, had to be sent to grandparents
- CCTV footage captured shocking moment the mother narrowly escaped death
A mother who was nearly killed when a concrete slab fell onto her head has made a miraculous recovery and is now well enough to look after her daughter.
Shocking CCTV video footage of Olga Klintsova manoeuvring a pram into the block of flats shows a block of stone cladding crashing down on her, missing her girl Katya by inches.
Now, after seven months of treatment, doctors have given her the all clear to take custody of her child, and judges awarded her more than £50,000 in compensation.
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Olga Klintsova, 32, manoeuvres her daughter Katya's buggy into the block of flats in Russia
Just as she pushes the pram forwards, a concrete slab falls from the roof of the building above
Had it fallen seconds earlier, it would've probably crushed the baby - Katya - in the pram
The force of the slab hitting her immediately knocks Olga out and the pram falls backwards
Olga Klintsova with her daughter taking a selfie on the day she got hit by the concrete slab
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The mother and daughter are finally set to be reunited next month while Olga continues her treatment.
Youngster Katya has been staying with her grandmother at Olga's home city Murmansk while she recovers from her injuries.
Gruelling physiotherapy sessions mean Olga has recovered better than surgeons expected.
She said: 'I got shots of Botox in December, after I needed to take a course of PE.
'Even the easiest exercises turned out to be very difficult for me.'
Olga, 32, who spent the first two months in hospital, was captured on CCTV attempting to enter the block of flats last year.
Just as she goes to manoeuvre her daughter's pram through the door, a large concrete slab smashes her in the head.
It missed the baby by a matter of inches.
The mother was immediately knocked out and the pram fell backwards towards her as she was left sprawled out on the ground.
Two passers-by realised the gravity of the situation, and rushed to help the mother.
Passers-by notice the gravity of the incidents and rush to help the unconscious Olga Klintsova
Incident resulted in a court case in which the mother was awarded £53,728 in compensation
It resulted in a court case in which judges sitting in St Petersburg awarded her four million rubles (£53,728.60).
Judges found the building's homeowner association head Andrey Kazakov, 47, guilty of negligence after viewing the shocking CCTV footage.
Police told the court he had known the slabs were loose, but did nothing to repair them or warn residents.
As well as ordering him to pay compensation to his victim, Kazakov was sentenced to two years' probation.
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