Update: Suspect Appears in Court After Attacking Priest
Case information
Incident date
Country
United Kingdom
Place
Edinburgh
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Physical Violence
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Time/Place/Location
Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Unknown
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Emiliano Bar on Unsplash
After attacking a priest with a glass bottle in the Saint Mary's Catholic Cathedral in Edinburg, the main suspect appeared in court. The male is accused of assaulting a priest who was praying in the Cathedral at the time of the incident. 31-year-old Jason Irvine has been treated as the main suspect in the case. He has been charged with two counts of assault and is held in custody while expecting a court hearing.
