Woman killed in Sta Venera house collapse is Miriam Pace

Mother of two, Miriam Pace, was buried under the debris when her Santa Venera house collapsed

2 March 2020, 6:26pm
by Kurt Sansone

1 min read

Miriam and Carmel Pace lived in the house that collapsed along with one of their adult children

Miriam Pace is the woman who got trapped under the debris of her own house after it collapsed on Monday.

The 54-year-old's lifeless body was located by rescuers just after 10pm in a lengthy operation that saw them painstakingly remove debris and reach the woman.

The collapse happened just before 2:30pm.

Miriam lived in the house with her husband Carmel Pace, who had to be stopped by the police from trying to enter the building to search for his wife.

The couple had two adult children, one of who still lived with them.

The house is located above a car showroom on Joseph Abela Scolaro Street, in the border between Hamrun and Santa Venera.

The house is situated next to a construction site where excavations started last month.

Carmel Pace and relatives of the couple were assisted on site by the police victim support unit and medical personnel from Mater Dei Hospital.

Kurt Sansone is Executive Editor of MaltaToday. He was formerly deputy editor of MaltaTod...