Infant Jesus Stolen from Brussels Nativity

Country: Belgium

Date of incident: December 29, 2017


Sometime during the night between December 28th and 29th, the nativity scene placed in the Grand Palace in Brussels was vandalized. The figure of the infant Jesus was stolen and the cradle was damaged. The police investigated.

The small statue of the infant Jesus had been taken from the crèche by activists in 2014 to protest against government policies. It was unclear whether this new act was a protest or simply vandalism and theft. 

Source: DH.be