Multiple Acts of Vandalism in La Mothe-Saint-Héray

Country: France

Date of incident: September 29, 2016


Acts of vandalism were discovered in the church of Saint-Héray late in the afternoon on September 29: Statues of Joan of Arc and the Virgin Mary were damaged, as were a crucifix, a rosary, and prayer books.

Father Thierry Delumeau, pastor of Saint-Léger parish filed a complaint the next day and the police have opened an investigation.  Source: La Nouvelle Republique