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Fukushima cops: Korean man destroyed stone statues at shrine
FUKUSHIMA (TR) ? A Korean man destroyed stone statues at a shrine in the village
of Izumaki, police said on Sunday, in a possible connection to reports of at
least 100 wrecked statues this month.
Police charged Jeong Seung-Ho, 35, with trespassing and four counts of
destruction of property at the shrine on Friday night, including breaking off
the heads of two stone fox statues at the shrine and wrecking a wooden fox
statue, Sankei Sports reports (Dec. 11).
Jeong confessed he broke the statues when officers stopped him on the streets
for questioning on Saturday, police said, adding more wrecked stone statues were
also reported on Sunday at shrines in Shirakawa City.
Police are investigating whether the latest case is tied to reports of over 100
stone statues that were destroyed since December 4 at locations that included
cemeteries.