Crime & Safety

Blessed Virgin Mary Statue Set On Fire Outside Dorchester Church

Officers found someone had set fire to plastic flowers that were in the hands of the statue.

The statue of the Virgin Mary was vandalized at Saint Peter’s Parish in Dorchester.
The statue of the Virgin Mary was vandalized at Saint Peter’s Parish in Dorchester. (WBZ-TV)

FroJuly 12, 2020 at 1:13 pm

Filed Under:Dorchester News

DORCHESTER (CBS) – Police are investigating after a Blessed Virgin Mary statue was set on fire outside of a Dorchester church.

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Police were called to the Saint Peter’s Parish church on Bowdoin Street around 10 p.m. Saturday night.

Officers found someone had set fire to plastic flowers that were in the hands of the statue.

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