A refugee (29) from Syria wreaked havoc in the Kepler Church (photo above) in the Favoriten district of Vienna. He tore a statue of the Madonna from its base and stole a cross. Thanks to witness statements, the police caught the vandal in the immediate vicinity of the crime scene. The Syrian was released.
Nothing seems to be sacred to the Syrian: Officers from the Favoriten municipal police command were called at around 4pm on Friday because a man had allegedly entered a church in Vienna’s Favoriten district and torn a statue of the Madonna from its anchoring.
The fugitive also stole a wooden cross from the church. Thanks to witness statements and the evaluation of video surveillance, the migrant was apprehended in the immediate vicinity of the church and provisionally arrested.
He was released on the orders of the Vienna public prosecutor’s office. The stolen wooden cross was returned to the church by a woman. According to the police, it is unclear what the Syrian’s motive was, but they can allegedly rule out a political or religious motive.
Syrer (29) reißt Madonna in Wiener Kirche aus Verankerung | Exxpress
Oh gee! The police must have fallen for that old line;”I was bringing the Cross home to my workshop.. so I will fix it up there…and bring it back here.” The fib fooled the policewoman. He then tucked in the policewoman to bed.