This morning, the inhabitants of Bretenoux, in the Lot, discovered that the bronze statue of their war memorial was on the ground.
In its fall, this sculpture of a woman dating from 1924 and holding a palm destroyed the commemorative plaque was destroyed.
The gendarmes quickly intervened to determine the origins of this degradation and the criminal identification technicians took samples.
They will have to determine if it is an act of vandalism or if the wind, strong yesterday in the evening, is at the origin of the fall.
The Cahors prosecutor, Alexandre Rossi, for his part opened a judicial inquiry for "degradation or deterioration of a property intended for public utility or decoration".
The mysterious theft of the bust of Jean Jaurès in Le Havre
A swastika found on the facade of a town hall in Aude
Miscellaneous facts
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Gendarmerie
Investigation
Occitania