Priest Robbed during Service in Warsaw

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Warsaw
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Theft
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: se.pl

A priest in Białołęka, Warsaw, was robbed while celebrating mass in an in an act that showed complete disrespect for the religious events of the church. On April 7th, a man and woman entered the church during the service and took the priest's phone. After being contacted, the thieves agreed to return the phone but only for a sum of money. The priest contacted the police who were investigating the crime.

Source: se.pl

Update: The suspects were arrested and questioned about the theft of the phone which was recovered by the police. They face a sentence of up to five years and the woman was also charged with "demanding financial benefits in return for the return of the unlawfully taken item" reported o2. For this, her sentence could be up to 8 years.

Update

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