Repeated Vandalism for Seven Consecutive Days in Lutheran Evangelical Church

Country: Sweden

Date of incident: August 18, 2020


For seven consecutive days until the 18th August, the Lutheran Evangelical Church in Malmö suffered vandalism. During this time, the statue of Jesus inside the building was destroyed and around thirty windows were smashed with stones. The services were suspended to clean the church and a security company was hired to patrol during the night. The reasons for these attacks are still uncertain, police is investigating.

Source: FriatiderAfton Bladet

Symbolic Photo by Frederik Falinski on Unsplash