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NEWS maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 29 JULY 2020 MATTHEW AGIUS A magistrate yesterday conducted a site visit at the Hamrun building site where Miriam Pace died under the rubble of her home. The victim's widower Carmel Pace and her son Matthew accom- panied Magistrate Joe Mifsud this morning as he observed the pile of rubble where Pace died in March. The visit was part of the com- pilation of evidence against four men accused of Pace's involuntary homicide. The four accused – 36-year-old architect Roderick Camilleri of Rabat, Site Technical Officer, 72, Perit Anthony Mangion of Gżira, 37 year-old contractor Ludwig Dimech from Żebbuġ and a 42 year-old workman, Nicholas Spi- teri from Mqabba – stand charged with negligently causing Pace's death. This charge carries a max- imum punishment of four years in jail. Camilleri, Mangion and Dimech are also charged with making a false declaration to the authori- ties. Perit Mangion was accused of being absent from a site where dangerous works were being car- ried out. The prosecution asked that the accused's warrants be revoked. The four are also facing other lesser charges, that primarily carry fines. Dimech alone is also accused of recidivism. The four are on bail, pending proceedings. Inspectors Robert Vella and Mat- thew Galea are prosecuting. Lawyers Alfred Abela, Arthur Azzopardi and Rene Darmanin are defence counsel to Architects Roderick Camilleri and Anthony Mangion. Lawyers Michael Sciriha, Rober- to Montalto and Franco Galea de- fended Ludwig Dimech Lawyers Franco Debono and Marion Camilleri appeared for Nicholas Spiteri. Lawyers Joe Giglio, David Bonel- lo and Stefano Filletti are appear- ing parte civile for the Pace family and owners of adjacent properties. Magistrate visits site of Hamrun house collapse that claimed life of Miriam Pace Magistrate Joe Mifsud visits site where Miriam Pace lost her life under the rubble of her collapsed home in March