Church in Borna Defaced with satanic graffiti

Case information

Incident date: Jun 17, 2024
Country: Germany
Place: Borna
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Satanist Symbols
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident: Church
Bias Indicators: Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
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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On June 17, a church in Borna was found defaced with graffiti in red paint reading "Satan" and "666" in several places. The church pews, a wall and a table cloth were also damaged with red paint.

Sources

Leipziger Volkszeitung (opens in a new tab)
Sachsen.de (opens in a new tab)
Leipziger Zeitung (opens in a new tab)