Wipperfürth: Church Vandalised Several Times within Three Months
Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Wipperfürth
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
Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
During the night of 4-5 July, a kilo of sugar "taken" from the donations of the faithful to the solidarity grocery shop of St. Joseph's in Wipperfürth, was emptied into one of the church's holy water fonts.
Parish members report that this is (at least) the third case of vandalism in a few months, the Easter candle and the church's sound system having been damaged in the past.
