Published 13:06 IST, July 18th 2020

Jesus statue beheaded at Catholic church in South Florida

Someone beheaded a statue of Jesus Christ in the courtyard of a South Florida church, an act of vandalism now being investigated by the Miami-Dade police and the Department of Homeland Security.

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Someone beheed a statue of Jesus Christ in courtyard of a South Florida church, an act of vandalism w being investigated by Miami-De police and Department of Homeland Security. statue was destroyed between Tuesday night and Wednesday in courtyard of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in West Kendall.

This is an attack on church, Mary Ross Agosta, a spokeswoman for Archdiocese of Miami, told Miami Herald. This is t only private property, it is sacred property. statue's he was found on ground just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, she said.

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This is t something you can trip over and say, 'Oh, sorry,' she said. Someone did this intentionally. She said surveillance video has been handed over to police. People find peace at se s of places, especially during se times, police spokesman Argemis Colome told newspaper. We want to ensure community that MDPD will look into matter so people can continue to feel safe.

13:05 IST, July 18th 2020