Baby Jesus Stolen from Crèche in Lüneburg

Case information

Incident date: Jan 11, 2020
Country: Germany
Place: Lüneburg
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Theft
Place of Incident: Christian Holiday Display / Celebration
Bias Indicators: Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Investigated

The Lüneburg police opened an investigation into the theft of the Jesus figure from the church on Friedenstrasse between January 10th and 11th.

Police photo

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