Vandals locked out Priest and Vandalize his Church
Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Malnia
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Desecration
Physical Violence
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Place of Incident
Christian Building
Church
Bias Indicators
Lack of Other Motive
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
In Malnia, near Gogolin on May 23rd, unknown perpetrators blocked the door to the rectory to prevent the parish priest from intervening and destroyed a statue of Mary, a statue of St. Anthony, and damaged the interior of the church.
The losses made by the perpetrators were estimated at several thousand zlotys.
