Wednesday, June 22, 2005 |
MONK ACCUSED OF KILLING NUN BY TYING HER TO A CROSS |
BUCHAREST, Romania -- A Romanian Orthodox monk has been indicted in the death of a nun in apparent exorcism in which she was alledgely bound to a cross, had a towel stuffed into her mouth and left without food for three days.
Four nuns also were indicted Sunday in connection with the death of Maricica Irina Cornici, 23, of the Holy Trinity convent in northeast Romania.
Police said Cornici died Wednesday, three days after she was tied to the cross.
Monk Daniel Petru Corogeanu said Sunday he was trying to "take the devil out of her", N24 news television reported.
When asked whether the nun was memtally ill and in need of medical help instead of exorcism, he told the TV station, "You cant' take the devil out of people with pills".
Nuns yelled at avicar who came to suspend Corogeanu on Sunday, and scuffles broke out, N24 reported.
(abstracted from the Associated Press) |
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