Vandalism of Józefów cemetery

Case information

Incident date: Jan 23, 2023
Country: Poland
Place: Bilgoraj
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Cemetery
Place of Incident: Cemetery
Bias Indicators: Lack of Other Motive
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Investigated

On January 23, 2023, a twenty-three-year-old man committed an act of vandalism at the cemetery in Józefów in Biłgoraj County. The perpetrator smashed candles and scattered flowers around several tombstones in the necropolis.

Sources

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