Vandalism and Theft in Pavignano Parish House

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Pavignano
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Theft
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Christian Building (other)
Place of Incident
  • Christian Building
Bias Indicators
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated

Unknown perpetrator(s) ransacked two rooms in the parish house of Pavignano, cut open mattresses and stole two TVs and an image of the Virgin Mary. The inside of the rooms left an image of complete destruction. The police opened an investigation and suspected a person from the Biella region to be the perpetrator, as the same person is suspected to have vandalized the church walls with insulting inscriptions against the police only a few days earlier.

Source: La Stampa