Vandals wreak havoc in Milan church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Milan
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
  • Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: Milano Today

Between 7th and 8th August, the church of Santa Maria Liberatrice in Milan was vandalized. The premises were also used as the headquarters of a charity organisation Milano Sospesa. Some of the clothing and blankets they had collected for charity had become unusable.

According to military reports, by forcing the front door, the thieves broke into the parish premises, used for oratory activities and headquarters of the ‘Milano Sospesa’ charity association. The rooms were also devastated by setting off some fire extinguishers, thus rendering unusable, among other things, several items of clothing and blankets, collected to be distributed to charity.

Source: Milano Today