In mid-February 2023, two teenagers (17 and 18 years old) stole destroyed two roadside chapels in Puznówka. They also stole the religious statues from the shrines.
Source: laboratorium Wolności
Vandalism of roadside shrines
Case information
- Incident date
- Country
- Poland
- Place
- Puznówka
- Categories
- Social Hostility / Intolerance
- Attack Against
- Faith
- Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
- Private
- Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
- Vandalism (all)
- Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
- Place of Incident
- Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
- Bias Indicators
- Lack of Other Motive
- Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
- Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
- Reported to Police
- Yes
- Response of Local Authorities
- Investigated