Vandals Destroy Crossroads Crucifix

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Allerheiligen
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Place of Incident
  • Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown

For the fourth time in the last four years, someone destroyed the crucifix at the Kuckhof crossroads in Allerheiligen. In the most recent incident, the cross was demolished from its base and there was no trace of the figure of Jesus.

In May of 2017, the figure of Jesus was torn and stolen from the monument. The thieves only left a piece of the right arm. In June 2016, the vandals brought an ax, beat and pinned the arms, legs and part of the head, causing serious damage to the figure. In 2014, both arms were torn from the image that marks the crossroad.

On all these occasions, the St.-Peter-Schützenbruderschaft was in charge of replacing, restoring or completely changing the image of Jesus.

Sources: Stadt-Kurier, 2017, 2016 and 2016

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