Two ungodly British tourists were allegedly filmed playing with a statue of Jesus stolen from a centuries-old church – before smashing it into pieces.
Shocking surveillance footage from the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, shows an apparently drunk man carrying a golden figure of Christ as his friend sits on a nearby bench and films the stunt with his phone, according to the Sun.
“On November 11, around 9 p.m. in Vilnius, on Dominikonų Street, from the inner courtyard of the church, an unidentified person broke a golden sculpture of Jesus hanging on a wooden cross,” local police said.
“The damage is being assessed,” the statement continued.
Authorities believe both men are British citizens, although their nationalities have not been officially confirmed, the Sun reported.
In the stunning footage, a man sits on a bench before his drunk pal limps into the frame holding the golden statue of Jesus – believed to have been stolen from a 15th century church.
The suspect on the bench begins recording, and seconds later the arms of the statue break in the attacker’s hands, sending the head, torso, and arms crashing to the ground and shattering the sacred artifact into pieces.
As the scarf-clad man lifted the figure, he muttered “listen…listen…praise the lord!” with a northern English accent.
After dropping the sculpture, the suspect looked at his comrade on the bench and said “oh my God, we didn’t do it” – before the duo took off down a narrow street.
The heinous act was allegedly captured on camera outside a nearby store, according to the media outlet.
The Church of the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, where the statue was stolen, is home to the famous 1934 painting of Divine Mercy.
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