Christ Figure on Crucifix Destroyed

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Kirchhellen
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Place of Incident
  • Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Time/Place/Location
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown

During the weekend of April 14th-15th, unknown persons severely damaged the Christ figure on the Rottmann-Wegekreuz am Reckelsberg.

The owners were stunned after the event. The recently-restored broken figure was made of lead and must have been hit with a blunt object. Although they plan to restore it again, due to the risk of vandalism they fear that the Christ figure would only be displayed on the cross on rare occasions.

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