Church Damaged by Stone Throwing in Neustadt

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Neustadt
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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Holy Trinity Church in Neustadt was targeted in an act of vandalism after unknown individuals threw stones at the building, damaging five historic stained-glass windows.

An act of vandalism has struck Holy Trinity Church on Ritterstraße in Neustadt, where unknown perpetrators deliberately threw stones at the building, shattering and damaging five stained-glass windows on the west side of the church.

The damage was discovered on Sunday, 27 July by a municipal employee. Authorities believe the windows-each measuring around 12 by 7 centimetres-were specifically targeted, although the exact time of the attack remains unknown.

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