Christ Decapitated on Wayside Crucifix in Durlangen

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Durlangen
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Place of Incident
  • Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: SWR Aktuell

Unknown perpetrators decapitated a statue of Christ on a large wayside cross standing in Durlangen. The police are uncertain when the incident occurred and have not identified the perpetrators. Damage is estimated to be around 2,000 Euros.

This was not the first time that a wayside cross has been vandalized in the region of Ostalbkreis. A few years ago, near Böbingen the 35-centimeter-high figure of a Madonna was also torn off a wayside cross.

Source: SWR Aktuell