Saint Joan of Arc Statues Vandalized with Political Messages

Case information

Incident date: Jun 24, 2017
Country: France
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Vandalism (all)

Witnesses discovered on June 24, 2017 that two statues of Saint Joan of Arc at the entrance of her home village of Neufchâteau had been sprayed with "anti-fascist" messages. Police opened an investigation.

Source: L'Est Républicain