Cemetery in Redessan Desecrated for Second time in Two Weeks
Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Redessan
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Desecration
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Cemetery
Place of Incident
Cemetery
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
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For the second time in two weeks, the cemetery in Redessan has been vandalised. This time it was on the 28th of August. At least twenty graves were damaged, crosses were broken, etc. No graves have been opened and no inscriptions have been found so far. Investigations are ongoing and police are searching the cemetery for evidence.
