A 30-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly vandalizing religious statues and windows at St. Dominic's Catholic Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The suspect used a hammer to deface statues of Pope John XXIII and Mother Teresa, bashing in their faces, committing what has been described as a 'heinous act.' The incident, captured on video, has drawn significant attention due to the targeted nature of the attack on religious symbols.
A 30-year-old man was arrested Monday after he allegedly smashed religious statues and windows at St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church in Bensonhurst. https://t.co/vew0PBhyUG
A vandal was arrested for bashing in the faces of statues of Mother Teresa and Pope John XXIII outside a Brooklyn church Monday. https://t.co/ULkmTCAplT
Hammer-wielding vandal smashes windows, statues of Pope John XXIII and Mother Teresa at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Brooklyn. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/tmrpyhG9i9
Hammer-wielding vandal defaces Pope John XXIII, Mother Teresa statues at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Brooklyn. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/NZlzLlDJzZ
Hammer-wielding vandal smashes religious statues outside Brooklyn church in ‘heinous act’ https://t.co/m7ETp2LOlR https://t.co/4JIbdAqGOC
Vandal defaces statues outside Catholic church in Bensonhurst: VIDEO https://t.co/yNUUFO9IMK https://t.co/5xw4cMSl7S