Vandals target Baptist Church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Ireland
Place
Limavady
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Christian Building (other)
Place of Incident
  • Christian Building
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: Belfast live

A Limavady Baptist the church in Northern Ireland has been targeted by vandals who destroyed a sign advertising a children's Sunday School. It was deliberately destroyed—torn up and rendered useless.

DUP councillor Aaron Callan described the vandalism as an "attack on a vital part of our community".

Source: Belfast live