Sacred objects stolen from Yorkshire church

Case information
Incident date
Country
United Kingdom
Place
Yorkshire
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
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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Sacred objects stolen from the church of Bilton-in-Ainsty in Yorkshire, England, on July 17, including two patens and a 16th-century cruet, have been recovered and returned to the parish.

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