Church Windows Smashed by Unknown Perpetrators

Case information

Incident date: Jan 9, 2022
Country: Belgium
Place: Bouvignes
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Desecration
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident: Church
Bias Indicators: Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police: Unknown
Response of Local Authorities: Unknown

On Sunday 9. January, the church in Bouvignes was targeted by unknown vandals. The Stained glass windows were broken, probably through kicking. Father Jean-Baptiste Raty, parish priest of the church, called the action a : "gratuitous vandalism".

Sources

L'Avenir (opens in a new tab)
La Meuse (opens in a new tab)