Multiple Acts of Vandalism in La Mothe-Saint-Héray

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)

Acts of vandalism were discovered in the church of Saint-Héray late in the afternoon on September 29: Statues of Joan of Arc and the Virgin Mary were damaged, as were a crucifix, a rosary, and prayer books.

Father Thierry Delumeau, pastor of Saint-Léger parish filed a complaint the next day and the police have opened an investigation.

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