Church Vandalised and Robbed in Itzum

Country: Germany

Date of incident: June 25, 2013


The church of St. George in Itzum, Germany was vandalised and robbed when gangsters smashed their way through a window into the church. They smashed doors and furniture and ransacked offices. They found the key to the sacristy and vault, and stole the church’s valuables from the safe as well as the studded chalices, communion cups and a gold plated 275 year-old monstrance.

Source: http://www.bild.de/regional/hannover/einbruch/goldschatz-in-kirche-geraubt-30971292.bild.html