The woman who attacked the Pope is a Swiss-Italian

The woman who assaulted Pope Benedict XVI was identified as Susanna Maiolo, 25, a Swiss-Italian national.

Vatican spokesman, Rev Federico Lombardi, said Miss Maiolo had psychiatric problems and was taken to a clinic for treatment.

She was also involved in a similar incident at last year’s midnight mass in which she rushed at the Pope but was stopped by a security guard before she reached him. Source: Telegraph.co.uk