Burglary Leaves Church Unable To Play Music At Funerals
Case information
Incident date
Country
United Kingdom
Place
Dudley
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Theft
Vandalism (all)
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Other (text field)
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
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On January 31st, a break-in at the St Thomas's Church in Dudley in the Black Country has left the church unable to play music at funerals. There were no historical items taken from the church, but a computer tablet was stolen that implied that the church would no be able to amplify voices or play recorded music at funerals. The police is investigating.
