Nativity Scene Figure and Fundraising Money Stolen

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Höxter
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Theft
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Jessica Lewis Creative on Pexels

The police investigation into the theft of a nativity scene figure from St. Nikolai's Church in Höxter has not yet produced any hot leads. The "Thankful Boy", a fundraising figure, had been dismantled from the nativity scene ensemble and stolen together with the money (more than 100 Euros). The boy belonged to the 150-year-old nativity scene.

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