Baby Jesus from Nativity Scene decapitated and broken

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
El Escorial (Madrid)
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)
Place of Incident
  • Christian Building
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown

24 hours after it was put on public display in the monastery of El Escorial in the town of San Lorenzo, the statue of the baby Jesus was found decapitated and missing an arm. Those in charge of the San Lorenzo Town Hall are restoring the figures so that they can once again be exhibited in public. The nativity scene in El Escorial is made up of 450 figures, made with a wooden frame, painted paper pulp and clothes donated by the people of the village.

Source and Photo: Hispanidad, Twitter