India, Oct. 15 -- In a shocking case from Poland, a woman who was believed to have been missing for nearly three decades has been found alive, locked inside her own bedroom by her parents.

The woman, identified only as Mirella, vanished from public life in 1998 at the age of 15, according to a report by The Sun. For 27 years, neighbours believed her parents' claim that she had gone missing.

But the truth came to light earlier this year when police responded to reports of a disturbance at the family's apartment in July. When cops entered the flat, they discovered Mirella, now 42, in a small dark room, emaciated, frail, and barely clinging to life. She was rushed to the hospital, and doctors confirmed that she was just "days away from dea...