Statue of Virgin Mary Decapitated in Leinefelde

Country: Germany

Date of incident: January 11, 2021


An unknown vandal cut off the head of the figure of the Virgin Mary outside the Church of St. Maria Magdalena in Leinefelde on January 14th. The parish priest found smashed beer bottles nearby the Stations of the Cross and also reported the incident to the police, who investigated it. The property damage was not quite known yet but would be fixed "as soon as possible."

Sources: Thueringer Allgemeine, CNA

Symbolic Image from: pixabay.com