Suspect Admits Stealing Relic Skull from Czech Church
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- A 35-year-old suspect has admitted to stealing a revered skull relic from a church in Jablonne v Podjestedi, Czech Republic.
- He hid it in a concrete block, intending to dispose of it in a river.
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According to a police spokeswoman on Friday, the suspect admitted taking the skull, which is revered by believers as a relic of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk, from the Church of St Lawrence in the northern Czech town of Jablonne v Podjestedi on Tuesday.
Investigators used special equipment to confirm the skull was hidden inside a solid concrete block without damaging it. Art restorers were now working to remove the relic safely, police added.
The 35-year-old suspect told investigators he objected to the public display of human remains and had planned to throw the skull into a river and give it a private burial ceremony.
He is being investigated on suspicion of theft, property damage and disturbing public order, offences that can carry prison sentences of between two and eight years.
