irony

irony - noun - an outcome of events to what was, or what might have been, expected.

I'm surprised this hasn't already been used. What irony!

Comprachicos

Comprachicos - n - A compound Spanish word meaning "child-buyers". The term refers to various groups in folklore who were said to change the physical appearance of human beings by manipulating growing children, in a similar way to the horticultural method of bonsai – or through deliberate mutilation. Allusion to this myth is common in reference to any group or body who seek to alter the minds of children through calculated manipulation.

This may or may not be myth. Back in the day (as my children say) I read Victor Hugo's novel The Man Who Laughs, the story of Gwynplaine, who had had his mouth carved into a permanent grin by gypsies; Conrad Veidt played the part in a famous silent movie, which I would love to see.