Nativity Scene Destroyed With Petrol Bomb on Christmas Eve
Case information
Incident date
Country
United Kingdom
Place
Raglan
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Arson
Desecration
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Other (text field)
Place of Incident
Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Nick Fewings on Unsplash
A nativity scene in Raglan, Monmouthshire was destroyed with a petrol bomb on Christmas Eve. The perpetrators are unknown and a reward of £2,500 has been offered to anyone who can trace the culprit. The nativity scene had been installed in a bus shelter to bring joy to families over Christmas. The petrol bomb set the statues of a shepherd, Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus on fire, all were completely destroyed.
