[NRx]

The Jewish priest Athonios, out of spite and hatred for the Mother of Jesus of Nazareth, wanted to topple the funeral bier on which lay the body of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, but an angel of God invisibly cut off his hands, which had touched the bier. Seeing such a wonder, Athonios repented and with faith confessed the majesty of the Mother of God. He received healing and joined the crowd accompanying the body of the Mother of God, and he became a zealous follower of Christ.

[Zuriel]

Were there any other witnesses to that event?

I seem to recall a young kid, that also had quite a story to tell, oh, about a year or two ago, about his dying and going to heaven for a bit. Just sayin.