Vandals in Action in the Cemetery of Salerno

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Salerno
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Theft
  • Vandalism of Cemetery
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)
Place of Incident
  • Cemetery
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: Salerno.it

Unidentified vandals looted some tombstones and graves, in the Cemetery of Salerno. They stole flower boxes, frames, and metal writings on the tombs. It was not the first time the cemetery was the target of vandalism, for which the institutions in charge demand more control of the premises.

Source: Salerno.it