On 20th May in the evening, an unknown perpetrator devastated the St. Peter and Paul Church in Mühlburg, Karlsruhe. The unknown perpetrator spilled wax over the Figure of Mary, the wall, and the floor of the church. He also torn flowers from the wall and spread them all over the floor. It also looked like he tried to set fire to a wooden rack. The estimated damage is around a thousand euro. Witnesses are asked to report clues to the police.
Vandalism at St. Peter and Paul Church
Case information
- Incident date
- Country
- Germany
- Place
- Karlsruhe
- Categories
- Social Hostility / Intolerance
- Attack Against
- Faith
- Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
- Private
- Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
- Vandalism (all)
- Vandalism of Church
- Place of Incident
- Church
- Bias Indicators
- Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
- Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
- Reported to Police
- Yes
- Response of Local Authorities
- Investigated