NATIVITY MEAN: Crooks Demand EUR 10K Ransom For Kidnapped Jesus

Heartless kidnappers who stole a life-sized baby Jesus from a church nativity scene and demanded a EUR 10,000 ransom are being hunted by police in Spain.

The kidnappers mocked police in a video demanding the cash, saying Jesus was no longer safe in their hands.

A TikTok account created by the kidnappers shows posts giving their demands made with their faces covered and their voices distorted.

They also posted a video showing three of them fleeing with baby Jesus using electric scooters.

The nativity from where the baby Jesus was taken, in Barbera del Valles, Spain, undated. Thieves stole the baby Jesus statue and are holding for EUR 10,000 (GBP 8,843) ransom, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. (CEN)

In the weeks before Christmas, the model of the infant Christ has been guarded by police after a previous kidnap at the church in Barbera del Vallas, a suburb of Barcelona.

But on the night of the theft on 28th December, police had left the baby in its crib, local mayor Xavier Garces told local media.

Now church leaders fear they may have to cancel their Epiphany service on 6th January, held to celebrate the three wise men visiting Jesus.

A police officer taking the baby Jesus in for the night to prevent it from being taken, in Barbera del Valles, Spain, undated. Thieves stole the baby Jesus statue and are holding for EUR 10,000 (GBP 8,843) ransom, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. (CEN)

Police are investigating the theft.

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