Church in Meriadec Repeatedly Vandalized

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Meriadec
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Anh Vy on Unsplash

On October 28th, the church in Meriádec was vandalized again. Unknown vandals shattered the stained-glass windows of the church by throwing stones. The parish committee has decided to file a complaint, as this is not the first time that vandalism has happened. The cost of the repairs are being evaluated and the police is investigating.

"During Saturday's service, we found pebbles littering the ground. We only had to look up to see that the stained-glass windows had been pierced from outside," said one of the volunteers of Plumergat.

"The fire extinguisher had been moved and emptied in the church. At the time, we took the measure to not open the building anymore. Only masses can be held there. In the past, we chose not to file a complaint." explained the rector Gwenaël Maurey.

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