Statue of Jesus Beaten and Beheaded

Country: Germany

Date of incident: May 12, 2012


A 2-meter-tall statue of Jesus was attacked at a cemetory in Pausa/Saxony. The vandals beheaded the statue and hit the head until it broke into pieces. They left with the face. Pastor Frank Pierel is shocked and saddened and reports that such attacks take place rather frequently in his area. The material damage amounts to 3000 Euro.

Sources: http://www.idea.de/nachrichten/detailartikel/artikel/sachsen-grabschaender-schlagen-jesus-statue-kopf-ab-1.html http://www.kath.net/detail.php?id=36540