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Two nuns beheaded and third also murdered after all three elderly women are raped at Burundi convent- | Mail Online
Three elderly Italian nuns were raped and beaten before two were decapitated and another murdered in a convent in Burundi.The bodies of Bernardetta Boggia, 79, Lucia Pulici, 75, and Olga Raschietti, 82, were found in their dormitory in Kamenge, north of the capital of Bujumbura.Police said three suspects had been detained for questioning as they probe claims it was a botched robbery at the hands of a mentally unbalanced attacker.
Father Mario Pulicini, who is responsible for the parish in a northern suburb of Bujumbura, said Ms Pulici and Ms Raschietti were found 'partially decapitated' in their dormitory on Sunday. It appeared all three Italian nuns had been raped.
- Lucia Pulici, 75, Olga Raschietti, 82, and Bernardetta Boggia, 79, killed
- They had been at Roman Catholic convent in Kamenge, Burundi, for 7 years
- Two were found 'partially decapitated' and raped in their dorm on Sunday
- The nun who found them and raised the alarm was also found dead later
- Pope Francis is 'greatly saddened' by attack and has sent his condolences
Three elderly Italian nuns were raped and beaten before two were decapitated and another murdered in a convent in Burundi.The bodies of Bernardetta Boggia, 79, Lucia Pulici, 75, and Olga Raschietti, 82, were found in their dormitory in Kamenge, north of the capital of Bujumbura.Police said three suspects had been detained for questioning as they probe claims it was a botched robbery at the hands of a mentally unbalanced attacker.
Father Mario Pulicini, who is responsible for the parish in a northern suburb of Bujumbura, said Ms Pulici and Ms Raschietti were found 'partially decapitated' in their dormitory on Sunday. It appeared all three Italian nuns had been raped.