44 Crucifixes Stolen From Cemetery in Petite-Ile

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)

On the morning of January 4, as he opened the cemetery, a guard discovered that many crucifixes had been removed.

The final accounting was 44 religious crosses had been stolen. No other damage was reported. Police are investigating.

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