Muslim man arrested in France after beheading Statue of St. Joseph
A 25-year-old Muslim man was arrested in Le Creusot after knocking over and decapitating a statue of St. Joseph inside a Catholic church.
Police in the French town of Le Creusot arrested a 25-year-old Muslim man who destroyed a statue of St. Joseph at St. Henry’s Catholic Church. The incident occurred on October 13, 2026, according to Creusot Infos.
The statue stood approximately five feet (1.5 meters) tall. The man knocked it over, causing the saint’s head to break off. After leaving the church, he began harassing passersby, including young people.
Police were called to the scene and arrested the suspect, a 25-year-old man who practices Islam. According to police, he was heavily intoxicated, spoke incoherently, and had no previous record with law enforcement.
On the prosecutor’s orders, he was taken to Hôtel-Dieu Hospital to receive sedatives, with plans to transfer him afterward to a specialized psychiatric facility.
As the UOJ previously reported, vandals beheaded a statue of the Virgin Mary on the Italian island of Ischia.
