Drunk tourists shout ‘praise the Lord!’ as they destroy stolen golden Jesus statue

Two suspected British tourists are accused of taking a gilded statue of Jesus from a historic church in Vilnius and breaking it in a filmed incident. Police say the damage is being assessed; the men’s nationalities have not been officially confirmed.

The incident reportedly took place on 11 November at about 9pm in the courtyard of the Shrine of Divine Mercy, a church associated with a famous 1934 painting. Footage appears to show one man carrying the statue while another records, before parts of the figure break off and fall to the ground. The statue is reported to have come from a 15th-century church.