Nativity Scene Statue Stolen from Church in Forbach-Bermersbach
Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Forbach-Bermersbach
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Theft
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Lack of Other Motive
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Myriam Zilles Unsplash
A nativity scene figure was stolen from a church in Forbach-Bermersbach (Rastatt district) on 10. January. According to the police, the figure, a "servant with a donation box", was stolen from the unlocked church. The damage is said to be of a non-material and artistic nature; the financial damage cannot yet be quantified.
