Unknown people stole the crown of the statue of the Virgin Mary on January 22nd around 6pm. A finger of the figure, as well as an arm of the statue of the Child Jesus, were also broken.
Source: La voz de Córdoba
A Statue of the Virgin Mary Attacked and Damaged
Case information
- Incident date
- Country
- Spain
- Place
- Palma del Río
- Categories
- Social Hostility / Intolerance
- Attack Against
- Faith
- Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
- Private
- Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
- Theft
- Vandalism (all)
- Vandalism of Church
- Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
- Place of Incident
- Church
- Bias Indicators
- Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
- Time/Place/Location
- Victim/Witness Perception
- Reported to Police
- Yes
- Response of Local Authorities
- Investigated