Monastery Vandalized in Monchengladbach

Case information

Incident date: Date unknown
Country: Germany
Place: Monchengladbach
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Desecration
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident: Church
Bias Indicators: Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police: Unknown
Response of Local Authorities: Unknown

A picture of the Virgin Mary was damaged in the Marienkapelle of the Franciscan monastery when an unknown individual ransacked the place. This was not the first attack on this church but it even survived a bomb scare.

Source: rp-online.de