Purse stolen During Prayer at Mass

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Cosenza
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
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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During mass on Monday, a pickpocket stole a purse containing about 100 Euro and the woman’s phone in the church of Sant'Aniello Abate in Cosenza. The theft happened while the woman was praying.

Following a social media post by a relative reclaiming the woman's phone with the slogan "You can keep the money, but give her back her mobile phone", the phone was returned anonymously, however the money is still missing.

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