Suspected UK tourists shatter golden Jesus statue after stealing it from historic church

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Surveillance footage from Vilnius, Lithuania, shows two suspected British tourists stealing and then breaking a golden Jesus statue from a 15th-century church. The incident occurred on November 11 around 9 p.m., and the statue was reportedly shattered into pieces after being dropped. Local police are assessing the damage, and the suspects, who were likely intoxicated, fled the scene after the incident.

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On November 11, 2026, at around 9 p.m., surveillance footage from Vilnius, Lithuania, captured two British tourists allegedly stealing and destroying a 15th-century golden Jesus statue from a historic church. The footage shows one man carrying the statue while his companion records the act, leading to the statue being dropped and shattered into pieces. Lithuanian police confirmed that an unidentified individual broke the statue, which was hanging on a wooden cross in the church's inner courtyard. The men are believed to be UK citizens, but their nationalities have not been officially confirmed. The extent of the damage is still being assessed, and the incident has sparked outrage and concerns over cultural heritage preservation in Lithuania.

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Two godless British tourists were reportedly caught on camera messing around with a statue of Jesus stolen from a centuries-old church — before smashing it to pieces.

right describes the tourists as 'godless' and their actions as disrespectful
The suspect on the bench starts recording, and seconds later, the statue’s arms snap off in the perpetrator’s hands, sending the head, torso and arms crashing to the ground and shattering the holy artifact to pieces.

right describes the destruction of the statue as a 'heinous act'
As the scarf-clad man hoisted the figure up, he slurred “listen … listen … praise the lord!” in a Northern English accent.

right mocks the perpetrator's attempt at religious reverence

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Leaning: leans strongly right for article 154068 (high confidence, 3 verified quotes) · logged 2026-11-14

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Golden Jesus Statue Vandalized

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Two godless British tourists were reportedly caught on camera messing around with a statue of Jesus stolen from a centuries-old church — before smashing it to pieces. uncertain

tourists → catch → pieces

Shocking surveillance footage from the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius shows an apparently intoxicated man carrying a gilded figure of Christ as his pal sits on a nearby bench filming the stunt on his phone, according to the Sun. “On Nov. 11, at about 9 p.m. in Vilnius, Dominikonų St., from the inner courtyard of the church, an unidentified person broke a golden sculpture of Jesus hanging on a wooden cross,” local police said. uncertain

police → show → cross

“The damage is being assessed,” the statement continued. asserted

statement → assess → ?

Authorities believe the two men are UK citizens, though their nationalities have not been officially confirmed, the Sun reported. asserted

Sun → believe → ?

In the staggering footage, a man sits on a bench before his drunken buddy hobbles into the frame holding the golden Jesus statue — reportedly swiped from a 15th-century church. uncertain

buddy → sit → church

The suspect on the bench starts recording, and seconds later, the statue’s arms snap off in the perpetrator’s hands, sending the head, torso and arms crashing to the ground and shattering the holy artifact to pieces. asserted

head → start → pieces

As the scarf-clad man hoisted the figure up, he slurred “listen … listen … praise the lord!” in a Northern English accent. asserted

he → clothe → accent

After dropping the sculpture, the suspect looked at his comrade on the bench and said “oh my god, we did not” — before the duo jetted down a narrow street. asserted

duo → drop → street

The heinous act is believed to have been captured by a camera outside a nearby shop, according to the outlet. The Shrine of Divine Mercy church, where the statue was stolen, is home to the famous 1934 painting of the Divine Mercy. uncertain

statue → believe → Mercy

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