Theft: Man Steals Monstrance from Church in Woźniki

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Woźniki
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Theft
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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On October 17, a man stole a golden monstrace from a church in Woźniki. A church employee reported the incident to the Lubliniec police after 6 AM. The employee reported that the religious object had been stolen and the scene was investigated.

Investigators determined that the perpetrator broke into the church through a side door. The man was found just a few hours after the theft, and the monstrance was recovered. The perpetrator was a 24-year-old resident of the Woźniki commune.

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