Young Man Set Church in Moulins on Fire

Country: France

Date of incident: June 15, 2013


The police questioned a young man who had been noticed by a witness coming out of the sacristy of the church in Moulins. Inside the sacristy, a fire had started: a bottle of alcohol had been poured over the candles. The witness managed prevent the fire from spreading.

The young man, who had been involved in theft and violence recently, confessed the deed in saying that he had wanted to draw the attention of his family to his desperate situation.

Links:
•    http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/Toute-zone/Actualite/Faits-divers-justice/n/Contenus/Articles/2013/06/17/Il-voulait-incendier-l-eglise-de-Moulins-1511975
•    http://www.christianophobie.fr/breves/deux-sevres-tentative-dincendie-criminel-dune-eglise