Windows smashed in stone attack on Schnathorst Village Church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Schnathorst
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
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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Unknown perpetrators threw stones at three windows on the north side of the Schnathorst village church, causing about €5,000 in damage.

Unknown perpetrators threw stones at the north side of the Schnathorst village church in Hüllhorst during the night of 11 to 12 November, smashing three window panes. The damage caused by the attack is estimated at approximately €5,000, according to the church parish.

Joachim Mehnert, a member of the “Lighthouse” planning group overseeing the church’s planned renovation, stated “We have not made the incident public until now because we were afraid of copycat offenders.”

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