Man uses stolen cross to injure another man

Country: Germany

Date of incident: July 27, 2023


On July 27, a man stole a cross and a priest stole from St. Joseph church in Ebersberg, Bavaria. Wearing the stole, he then used the cross to attack another man.

In Upper Bavaria, a man, strapped with a stole, is said to have beaten a 19-year-old with a processional cross and injured him slightly. According to the police, the two men got into a dispute on Wednesday evening at a train station in Eglharting in Ebersberg district. According to the injured person, the quarrel was about a joint ex-partner.

During the investigations, the police found that the objects had been stolen from St. Joseph's church in Kirchseeon. 

Sources: Spiegel, Merkur.deWochenblatt-news.deFocus.de

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