Devastating Vandalism in Wieselburg Parish Church

Country: Austria

Date of incident: August 28, 2017


Unknown perpetrators broke into the church, forced open the sacristy door. They caused enormous material damage, including cutting all electrical cables, destroying armchair upholstery, tearing the tabernacle from the altar, destroying the Easter candle, and stealing a few hundred euros in cash. In addition, the vandals poured sand on the church floor and made the sign of a pentagram, according to the police.

Sources: ORF.at and Niederösterreich Nachrichten