Twenty-Five Graves Vandalized in Saint-Jean d'Assé

Country: France

Date of incident: January 18, 2021


On 18th January 2021, twenty-five graves in the cemetery of Saint-Jean-d’Assé have been desecrated and vandalized. Crosses and crucifies were broken and other objects were damaged. The unknown perpetrators created two fake graves using broken and vandalized objects that have been stolen from other graves. The mayor, Emmanuel Clément filled a complaint to the police and asked for witnesses.

One of the elected representatives expressed his shock, stressing that "the population and parishioners of Saint-Jean-d'Assé are outraged".

Source: Ouest France

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