Vatican Calls for Investigation of Death of Pope's Assistant
Pope Francis blesses the coffin of Miriam Wuolou, the 34-year-old Vatican receptionist who was found dead in her apartment in Rome last Feb. 24, at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
By Greg Richter | Sunday, 28 Feb 2016 05:02 PM
The Vatican is calling for an investigation into the recent death of Miriam Wuolou, an assistant to Pope Francis who was found dead in her Rome apartment last week, the New York Post reports.
Wuolou, 34, was seven months pregnant and had diabetes, which can be fatal during pregnancy. Doctors had warned of the high risk, The Christian Postreported.
Police were called to her apartment after her brother became concerned that she wasn't answering his phone calls. According to the New York Post, police have interviewed her brother, ex-husband, and current boyfriend. The Christian Post said investigators are looking into whether it is a case of neglect. DNA tests are set to determine the paternity of her unborn child.
Pope Francis mourns Miriam Wuolou, a receptionist at Santa Marta residence.
Pope Francis’s secretary, 34-year-old Miriam Wuolou of Eritrea, was found dead earlier this week — and the Vatican is crying foul.
Wuolou’s body was discovered in her Rome apartment by police after her brother raised concern that she wasn’t answering her phone. She was seven months pregnant and suffered from diabetes, which can prove dangerous — even fatal — during pregnancy.
The Vatican, however, has called for an investigation into the woman’s death. Police have interviewed her brother, her ex-husband and her most recent boyfriend, who is believed to be a policeman employed by the Vatican, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reports.
Investigators will also perform a DNA test on Wuolou’s fetus to determine the paternity of the unborn child.
Wuolou’s apartment has been sealed off; forensic teams have combed it for evidence and have even removed several personal effects for further examination, neighbors told The Daily Beast.
A funeral service for Wuolou was held on Saturday. Pope Francis visited her body prior to the memorial, laying a dozen white roses next to her casket and sprinkling the coffin with holy water before beginning a 20-minute prayer.
Did Someone Kill Miriam Wuolou the Pope’s Receptionist?
Daily Beast – Miriam Wuolou was not just any hotel receptionist. The 34-year-old Eritrean, who had Italian citizenship through marriage, was the receptionist at the Domus Santa Marta, the small hotel inside the walls of Vatican City where Pope Francis lives.
She was the smiling face he saw morning and night, the one who greeted him with his key and handed him his personal messages.
Pope Francis blesses the coffin of Miriam Wuolou, the 34-year-old Vatican receptionist who was found dead in her apartment in Rome last Feb. 24, at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
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