Premises of Sacred Heart church in Gavirate vandalised

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Gavirate
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
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

Broken glass bottles and vases have been smashed in the vicinity and in the courtyard of the Church of the Sacred Heart in Gavirate, Italy. The perpetrators have not yet been found and investigations are continuing.

"How sad!!! I can't believe it has been allowed to fall into such a state of disrepair, it's really shameful," quoted local residents.

Source and picutre: quotidianocanavese.it