A Peruvian citizen lost her life in her country after part of the facade of a church came off and fell on heraccording to local media. Furthermore, other people they turned out serious injuries and the authorities they started an investigation.
The tragic event occurred on October 30 in the city of Ayacucholocated in the south center of the country. According to the national newspaper The Commerce, The deceased woman’s name was Martha Pillaca and had 45 years.
At that time, according to preliminary justice reports, Pillaca died after being hit by pieces of cornice of a Catholic church in the historic center of the city.
«He was with his son»
«According to the first investigations (NdR: initial judicial investigations), the victim was with her one-year-old son, sitting on the steps of the church atrium…In those circumstances, it would have been hit on the head by falling fragments«said the Peruvian Prosecutor’s Officequoted by the news agency The Associated Press (AP).
The remains of rubble that fell from the facade. Photo: capture/Latina Noticias (Peru). In addition to causing Pillaca’s death, The debris injured at least four other peopleamong them the woman’s son.
Regarding the injured, the Ayacucho Regional Hospital reported that Pillaca’s son and a 53-year-old man They are in delicate condition.
The church where the incident occurred, built at the beginning of the 17th centuryis located about 55 meters from the central square of Ayacucho. According to APthis temple is a tourist attraction in the city.
What a priest said about the incident
For his part, priest César Samanez, of the Archbishopric of Ayacucho, declared AP that in the past there had warned about the need to repair the churchbut that political instability in the country caused delays.
“three years ago A file is being made at the Ministry of Culture for the restoration of that facade. With the political situation that we have experienced, the change of presidents and officials, the project did not advance“said Samanez.
The front of the church. Photo: capture/Latina Noticias (Peru).In turn, the priest clarified to the same media that the temple It is in the category of cultural heritage. Therefore, according to his words, any infrastructure change needs to be authorized for him Government Ministry of Culture.
On the other hand, Samanez asserted that the Archbishopric of Ayacucho, which had offices there, will be in charge of cover the expenses of the funeral and care of the injured.
«Monsignor Salvador Piñeiro (archbishop of Ayacucho) expressed that he will assume all the expenses of the funeral and also everything that is needed for the injured,» he told AP.
With information from AP
