Cross Removed from Church Façade and Discarded in Garbage

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Pleidelsheim
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
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
Image credit: pleidelsheim.de

Unknown individuals dismantled a large cross from the façade of the Evangelical Methodist Church in Pleidelsheim, and discarded it in a nearby garbage can.

A cross measuring approximately 1.5 meters was removed from the façade of the Evangelical Methodist Church in Pleidelsheim.

The object was later discovered by a passerby in a garbage can a short distance from the church. After alerting the police, officers recovered the cross and restored it to its original position.

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