Case information
Incident date Aug 9, 2020
Country Germany
Place Velbert Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Arson Vandalism (all) Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol Insult or Incitement Religious Freedom / Discrimination Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols Place of Incident Church Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship) Bias Indicators Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti Pattern or Frequency of Attacks Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Case information
Incident date Aug 9, 2020
Country Germany
Place Velbert Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Arson Vandalism (all) Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol Insult or Incitement Religious Freedom / Discrimination Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols Place of Incident Church Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship) Bias Indicators Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti Pattern or Frequency of Attacks Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident. Image credit: Christoph Schmid on Unsplash During the time of 9th August to 11th, the 100-year-old Cross of St. Joseph was smeared and defaced for a second time after a week with the same satanic symbol. The cross had been defaced with an astrological symbol linked to satanism and feminism. The first act was reported on 5th August. The Statue was also lately burned. The suspect for the arson was caught by the police.
First Time 03.08.2020: WAZ
