More than a dozen graves at the cemetery next to the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Villeroux were vandalized during the night between December 21st and 22nd. Gravestones were knocked over and crosses were smashed.
Source: J'habite à Chastre
Cemetery Vandalized; Crosses Smashed
Case information
- Incident date
- Country
- Belgium
- Place
- Villeroux
- 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
- Unknown