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Thieves Confess to Stealing Brass From Great Church in Hungary

• 14 Jul 2023 1:54 PM
• Hungary Around the Clock

Two men who vandalised the Great Church in Debrecen in February have been formally charged with theft, Hajdú county police announced on Wednesday.

A 50-year-old man and his 32-year-old accomplice stole copper windowsills from the building of the Great Church on the night of February 9.

The older man prised open three window-sills with a pair of pliers, damaging several others, while the younger man kept a lookout for police.

They sold the windowsills at a local junk shop on the following day.

The older man was detained by a police patrol on February 13, one day before his partner was arrested. Both suspects confessed to the crime.

Police retrieved the brass windowsills from the junk shop.

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