Overview
- Martha Pillaca, 45, died when masonry fell from the 17th-century Compañía de Jesús facade onto people waiting by a Banco de la Nación line in central Ayacucho.
- Her one-year-old son is in critical condition in intensive care; three other injured were identified as Ida Anaya Sulca, Yorila Palomino Yupanqui, and Edilberto Infanzón Cuba Máximo.
- Investigators from Criminalística and the Ministerio Público processed the scene, and Pillaca’s body was transferred to Legal Medicine for autopsy.
- The Archdiocese of Ayacucho said a restoration file has been pending with the Ministry of Culture for about three years and pledged to pay medical and funeral costs.
- Authorities are considering recent heavy rain and hail as a possible factor, and the Defensoría del Pueblo urged a thorough probe into potential negligence and a reported theft.