Teenagers commit crimes in church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Quedlinburg
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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In Quedlinburg, a trio of teenagers threw stones at a man at St. Benedict's Church. The church door was damaged. The man also observed one of the teenagers drawing a swastika in the guest book.

A witness saw what was happening at the Evangelical Church and tried to speak to the youths, but they fled the church on bicycles. Two of the youths then threw paving stones at the man outside the church. He was unhurt, but the stones damaged the church door. The damage amounted to about 1,000 euros.

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