Lutheran cemetery in Kozakowice Dolne vandalised

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Kozakowice Dolne
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Cemetery
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Cemetery
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: FB (Parafia Ewangelicko-Augsburska w Goleszowie)

On January 1, the Lutheran cemetery in Kozakowice Dolne and a small church next to the cemetery, belonging to the Evangelical Augsburg Parish in Goleszów, were vandalised. The tombstones were knocked over, flowers and candles scattered. At the church the façade was damaged and windows were broken.

The vandalism was discovered by people who wanted to visit the graves of their relatives at Kozakowice cemetery on January 1. According to news reports, the perpetrator turned himself in shortly afterwards.

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