Vandals Ransacked Church interior in Meda

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Meda
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated

Unknown vandals entered the Santo Crocifisso Church in Meda and ransacked the inside on May 30th. They overturned chairs, sprayed disinfectant everywhere, and threw that brass altar cross onto the floor which bent it, causing damage. The local police started an investigation into the crime using video from surveillance cameras.

The parish priest, don Claudio Carboni, said: "There is little to comment on, these are gestures that unfortunately reflect a large part of modern society - he declared - I am very saddened by what happened."

This is one of several other incidents of vandalism that happened during this time in Meda, Brianza.

Source and Image: primamonza.it, Monza Today