The family of a mother who was buried underneath the rubble of her own home after a construction accident in March of last year have been left in limbo.
Miriam Pace’s death had caused public uproar after construction works adjacent to her home led to the collapse of her home in Ħamrun.
Every month since then, Carmel Pace has been taking to social media on a monthly basis to post tributes to his deceased wife as well as to question what authorities have done to remedy the situation.
“My dear, we’ve begun a new year. Rather than being gathered around a table, I’ve come to visit your grave instead, just so I can talk to you for a bit,” Carmelo’s most recent post reads.
Carmel expressed his concerns that now that public outrage has subsided, his wife’s death will be “swept under the carpet.”
“During the third month of last year, the unexpected happened - a tragedy that lit up our country in outrage, when your life came to an abrupt end in your own home just so someone else could shore up profits,” he wrote.
“That fiery anger that lit up Malta is now faltering, because it seems that many want this heartbreaking tragedy to be forgotten,” Carmel added.
Since Miriam Pace’s death,...
