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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 8 MARCH 2020
EYEWITNESS
Farewell
to Miriam
Mourners packed the Carmelite Church in
Valletta on Thursday as they paid their last
respects to building collapse victim Miriam
Pace.
Pace's house in Hamrun collapsed due
to works on an adjacent construction site
where excavation was taking place.
The funeral of the mother of two took
place amidst widespread anger at the con-
struction frenzy that many blame for her
death. The police have arrested six people
linked to the construction project as part
of their investigation into the collapse and
Pace's death.
Miriam was married to Carmel Pace, and
they had two children.
Archbishop Charles Scicluna, celebrating
the funeral mass, delivered a strong mes-
sage, calling for justice and for people to
be able to feel safe in their own homes.
"We don't want vendetta, but justice," he
said, calling for proper pre-excavation
geological studies to be carried out. "Did
Miriam need to die in order for us to realize
this?"
Miriam Pace's husband Carmel bore
the dignified pain of his sudden loss
