Case information
Incident date Jun 3, 2020
Country Italy
Place Cameri Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Desecration Vandalism (all) Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol Intolerance towards Religious Symbols Religious Freedom / Discrimination Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols Place of Incident Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship) Bias Indicators Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti Pattern or Frequency of Attacks Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Case information
Incident date Jun 3, 2020
Country Italy
Place Cameri Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Desecration Vandalism (all) Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol Intolerance towards Religious Symbols Religious Freedom / Discrimination Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols Place of Incident Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship) Bias Indicators Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti Pattern or Frequency of Attacks Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Image credit: Prima Novara On the night of the 3rd to 4th of June, the Statue of the Virgin Mary of the Library of Cameri was destroyed by unknown vandals. The Statue rested on the courtyard of the library, in a niche. The perpetrator took it out and threw it out into the street, breaking it into pieces.
