A priest was attacked and stabbed by a homeless man in Santiago, Chile, as he was arriving in the rectory late at night. The suspect was identified and detained by the police.
Spanish-born Father Eduardo Rodríguez Yunta, 67, was coming back from an adoration of the blessed sacrament in another parish and noticed that somebody was inside his house, which is connected to the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Quilicura, which is in the metropolitan area of Santiago.
When he got into the rectory, Rodríguez saw a homeless man who used to ask for help in the parish. The intruder demanded money from the priest and stabbed him at least two times, hitting his shoulder and his stomach. Before escaping, the criminal took a computer, a cell phone and some cash.
