Vandalism of a Cross And Jesus Figure Stolen in a small German City
Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Menden
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Theft
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Place of Incident
Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
On April 14 in Menden, near Dortmund, unknown persons have tampered with the missionary cross on the church square of the Holy Cross Church. They broke off the Jesus figure and stole it. The police is looking for witnesses.
