Moment drunken British tourists steal statue of Christ before smashing it on ground and running away

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CCTV footage shows two men chuckling on a street in Vilnius, Lithuania, as one hauls the golden statue to pose for a photo.

Published: 12:47 GMT, 14 November 2026 | Updated: 12:48 GMT, 14 November 2026

This is the moment a brazen tourist who appears to be British smashes a stolen statue of Jesus Christ on the ground before quickly running away.

CCTV footage shows two men chuckling on a street in Vilnius, Lithuania, as one hauls the golden statue to pose for a photo.

As one man takes pictures, the other, who appears to be inebriated, holds up the figure by its arms before they snap off, sending the Jesus statue flying.

The sacred statue crashes to the ground, smashing into several pieces as the culprit exclaims, 'Oh my God,' before the dumbfounded man flees giggling into the night.

The man filming also walks away at the same time, shortly before a car drives down the street, running over the scattered pieces of the Jesus statue.

The culprit appeared intoxicated in the footage, and both men are thought to be British; however, neither has been confirmed.

The idol was taken from near the Shrine of Divine Mercy Church, in the old town of the capital - which is also home to the famed 1934 painting, the Divine Mercy.

The church's priest, Elijas Anatolijus Markauskas, launched an appeal on social media in a bid to track down the suspect.

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