On July 27, a man stole a cross and a priest stole from St. Joseph church in Ebersberg, Bavaria. Wearing the stole, he then used the cross to attack another man.
In Upper Bavaria, a man, strapped with a stole, is said to have beaten a 19-year-old with a processional cross and injured him slightly. According to the police, the two men got into a dispute on Wednesday evening at a train station in Eglharting in Ebersberg district. According to the injured person, the quarrel was about a joint ex-partner.
During the investigations, the police found that the objects had been stolen from St. Joseph's church in Kirchseeon.