Attempt to Steal from Tabernacle in the Church of St. Lazzaro
Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Bologna
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Theft
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Pixabay
A 45-year-old man injured his hand while attempting to break into a tabernacle in the church of San Lazzaro in Bologna. The man was identified by the carabinieri thanks to surveillance cameras. On the 8 August, the man tried to open one of the tabernacles of the church of San Lazzaro, but in doing so he injured himself and decided to give up. Returning home, he called the 118 emergency services to get medical attention. After finding the damaged tabernacle, the priest checked the images taken by the church's security cameras.
