Vandalism in Schönau Church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Schönau
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
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated

The sexton of St-Elisabeth-Kirche Schönau (Wenden) filed a complaint with the police for property damage after discovering several objects were sprayed with wax in the entrance area of ​​the church. The vandals also threw two fist-sized stones into the corndoned-off area of ​​the church, tore up information sheets, and scattered the paper onto the floor. In addition, two hymnals were taken.

Source: Wir Siegen