Mother of two dies after residence collapsed during excavation works adjacent to her home (Updated)
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The life-less body of Miriam Pace, who would have turned 55 this Sunday, was found among the debris after her residence collapsed on Monday.
The search and rescue operation for Pace, who was trapped in the rubble of her home, took eight hours. Rescuers had to slowly remove debris from an area indicated by a sniffer dog as the possible location of the victim.
The lifeless body of the mother of two was located around 1000h (local time).
The house collapsed due to ongoing excavation works on an adjacent site in Ħamrun on Monday.
UPDATE: The police are interrogating four persons in connection with the fatal collapse of the the Pace family in Ħamrun on Monday. The residence laid adjacent to a site where there were excavation works going on. It is understood that two contractors, the architect and a technical officer were held under arrest soon after the incident. A separate magisterial inquiry is being led by Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit.
The Times leads with the caving in of a house in Ħamrun on Monday afternoon, trapping Maria Assunta Pace under the rubble who was eventually found dead by rescuers. The accident is believed to have been caused by construction works adjacent to the house.
The Independent speaks to neighbours living in the area around the collapsed house in Ħamrun on Monday. They compared the loud noise of the falling house to an earthquake or explosion, describing a thick column of dust rising from the site.
In-Nazzjon reports the crumbling of the private house in Ħamrun and identifies the victim as a 55-year-old mother of two known to friends and family as Miriam Pace. The paper says that her husband Carmel was at work when he received the tragic news.
Orizzont also leads with the story on its frontpage.
