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A suspect in a vandalism incident at a New York City parish has been charged with a hate crime after beheading a statue of the Christ Child in Queens.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a press release on her website that Jamshaid Choudhry “has been charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime and other related crimes” in connection with the smashing of the statue at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Fresh Meadows on June 30.
The attack “caused the head of one of the statues, the depiction of a child Jesus, to break off,” Katz’s office said.
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a press release on her website that Jamshaid Choudhry “has been charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime and other related crimes” in connection with the smashing of the statue at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Fresh Meadows on June 30.
The attack “caused the head of one of the statues, the depiction of a child Jesus, to break off,” Katz’s office said.
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Suspect charged with felony hate crime after beheading statue
This incident is one of numerous acts of vandalism against Catholic churches and other faith organizations in recent months and years in the U.S.
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