Windows of Bouvignes Church Broken

Case information

Incident date: Jan 9, 2022
Country: Belgium
Place: Bouvignes
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident: Church
Bias Indicators: Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police: Unknown
Response of Local Authorities: Unknown

On 9. January, the stained glass windows of the Bouvignes church were smashed in. Father Jean-Baptiste Raty labelled the act: "gratuitous vandalism".

Source: Lameus