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Kimaiyo added that further reports indicate that the statue, which has been at the church altar, was reported missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUpon reviewing the CCTV footage, it was established that a stranger who was dressed in a black and white striped shirt and black trousers entered the church hall when a few congregants were deep in prayer,\u201d Kimaiyo added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspect is then said to have proceeded to the upper gallery where he had hidden the statue. He would then descend to the altar where he picked the statue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe then defecated on the statue before exiting the church. He hid the defaced statue underneath the pews,\u201d police noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Efforts to trace the suspect are ongoing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A man has left many shocked after gaining entry into a local catholic church before allegedly defecating on a statue of Jesus while other congregants were deep in prayer. Police in Siaya County are investigating the incident. Siaya County police commander Cleti Kimaiyo said the incident happened at St. Andrew\u2019s Bondo Catholic Church. \u201cThe heinous…<\/p>\n