ICC Note: Three soldiers shot Slovak nun and medical doctor Sister Veronika Terézia Racková in South Sudan resulting in her death on May 20. Sister Veronika was a member of the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters and had been working at a medical center in Yei as both a missionary and doctor. South Sudan remains embroiled in civil war where some of the atrocities reported involve targeting religious figures.

05/26/16, Yei, South Sudan (Christian Today) – A Slovak nun and medical doctor has died from her injuries after being shot in Yei, South Sudan.

Sister Veronika Terézia Racková, aged 58, was shot and wounded by three soldiers earlier this month. She died four days later on May 20, according Martin Kramara, spokesman of the Slovak Bishops’ Conference, and Radio Vatican.

She was a much loved member of the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters, and was head of the Saint Bakhita Medical Centre in Yei.

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