Fire and Vandalism at Roßwein Church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Roßwein
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Arson
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: Kirche Rosswein

On Saturday, April 6, unknown persons set fire to a memorial table of the Church in Roßwein and damaged the donation box.

The incident happened during a musik festival in the region. The perpetrators of the attack went into the church, took dressing material from a first aid box and set it on fire on a memorial table. However, the table was not damaged. The perpetrators also poured a drink into a donation box causing damage. The police are investigating the case.

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