The cemetery of Lizy-sur-Ourcq (Seine-et-Marne) was the scene of a mysterious intrusion, on the night of October 15 to 16, revealed
La Marne on
Wednesday.
Two huge bronze statues have disappeared, while the thieves left no trace behind them.
The two bronze lions were enthroned in front of the vault of part of the famous Bouglione family, explain our colleagues.
This theft is a shock for the heirs of the representatives of the French circus.
"With us, we do not touch the dead", testified to
La Marne
Francesco Bouglione, at the head of the Cirque d'Hiver for more than twenty years.
“There's value for money, of course, but that's not all.
For us, it's a bit like touching our dead ”.
A land of circus
Many members of the Bouglione family are based in Lizy-sur-Ourcq, a town to which circus artists are very attached.
"There is not a Bouglione buried elsewhere," said Thierry Bouglione to Le
Parisien
a few years ago.
Some big names from the Gruss and Zavatta circuses were also buried in the city of Seine-et-Marne.
A complaint was lodged with the gendarmerie after the theft.
For the time being, investigators do not know how these heavy bronze statues could have been taken away.
Only the cemetery gate was slightly damaged.
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