Church windows Stoned by Unknown Perpetrators

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Bayreuth
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
  • Racial/Ethnic/Gender/Cultural Differences
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Pexels

Two panes of glass on the façade of the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche church in Bayreuth were damaged by thrown stones. The police were notified and immediately searched for the perpetrator but they could no longer be found. Witnesses suggested the vandal was about 20 years old, slim, and 175 cm tall.

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