Man Arrested for Repeatedly Smashing Stained Glass Windows of Churches in Leipzig Area

Country: Germany

Date of incident: June 24, 2022


A 38-year-old man was arrested in early July after he was linked to the destruction of stained glass windows in an evangelical church in Stötteritz, Leipzig on 24 June - two windows were smashed with cobble stones causing 15,000 euros worth of damage. The police are trying to link him to two other stained-glass windows destroyed in two Leipzig churches, one of which was St Thomas.

Source and Photo: Leipziger Volkszeitung