Parish Church of Tarouca Vandalised By unknown perpetrators
Case information
Incident date
Country
Portugal
Place
Tarouca
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Desecration
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
Chapel
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
Yes
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: tarouca.wordpress.com
Unknown perpetrators vandalized the Parish Church of Tarouca on February 14. The authorities have investigated the crime and have mentioned that the main churchyard doors were scratched, and the stained glass window was destroyed. The Parish said "We only know that it was an attack against a Monument, art, humanity, faith, and the Parish of Tarouca. And this is a crime!”
