Picture of Santa Rita Burned by Teenagers in Alassio

Case information

Incident date: Apr 18, 2022
Country: Italy
Place: Alassio
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Arson
Desecration
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident: Church
Bias Indicators: Lack of Other Motive
Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police: Unknown
Response of Local Authorities: Unknown

Two young boys entered the church in Alassio and started a fire in the votive candle box on April 18th. They also burned a picture of Sant Rita and the parish priest who intervened, was at risk of getting burnt.

Source: lastampa.it