Unknown Vandals Damage Confessionals with Burnt Cigarette Marks
Case information
Incident date
Country
Austria
Place
Saalfelden
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
Yes
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: dioceseofraleigh.org
On the 25th of January, unknown perpetrators damaged the confessional chairs of a church with cigarette buds. The police have described the damages located in Saalfelden, Austria as willful damage to numerous pews. The investigation is still ongoing to find out the perpetrator(s).
