Newfoundland and Labrador 2008
As reported by CBC News police force had arrested two teenage boys in connection with the damages to the statue of Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Stations of the Cross.
Both teenagers, one 15 year old boy and one 16 year old boy have both been charged with property damage $5,000. The 16 year old boy has also been charged with breaking into a church and a house. Both of them will appear in court in July.
Priest, Fr James Beresford said the extensive damage is devastating. The damages resulted in $25,000 in total. The statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus had been broken and knocked over. The Stations of the Cross had also been knocked over.
The Fitzgerald’s, Keith and his wife, who live next to the grotto were the first to notice what had happened to it. The mayor of the town, Gary Gosine has said that people are banding together to put funds up for repairs.