Statue of the Virgin Mary at the L'Immacule Conception Church Destroyed

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Bonnencontre
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown

The statue of the Virgin Mary at the Immaculate Conception Church in Bonnencontre was broken into thousand pieces. The major and the parish priest believe it happened on 11th September. In the pictures posted by "Le Bien Pubic" one can also recognize scattered bibles on the floor. A formal complaint has been filed.