The St Eloi Chapel in Hautmont’s Bois-du-Quesnoy district was vandalised over the weekend of May 1, with graffiti reading “FREE GAZA” sprayed on four walls of the façade.
During the weekend of May 1, vandals targeted St Eloi Chapel in the Bois-du-Quesnoy district of Hautmont, spray-painting graffiti across four walls of the historic building, including the message “FREE GAZA”. The act caused outrage among local residents, and police are reviewing neighborhood video surveillance to identify the perpetrators.
Residents of Bois‑du‑Quesnoy expressed mixed reactions to the vandalism. Some described it as a regrettable act that further damaged the neighbourhood’s image, with one resident stating, “We didn’t need this. The neighbourhood already doesn’t have a very good image; it’s regrettable.”