‘How daring’, ‘The world turned upside down’ and ‘There are no more values’. These and other expressions of rejection were expressed by those who were surprised with news coming from Spain on Sunday, December 17, 2023: “Baby Jesus stolen from a nativity scene (Manger) in Alicante”.

Well, two young people took the special figure of a nativity scene that was on public display and to return it they demanded a ransom.

Without a doubt, a crime that ranged from theft to kidnapping. For others it was a kidnapping.

The thieves took credit for the incident through a video they broadcast on TikTok in which they made clear their requests for money: 2,000 euros (about $2,180). The Spanish Press –TeleCinco, The World, 20 minutesamong other media, was enthusiastic about the news.

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Video of the theft of baby Jesus

Those responsible for the incident, which quickly became known in other countries, had gone mad. They recorded taking the figure out of the manger and then they were seen with their faces covered standing next to each other of the Baby Jesus. One, who smoked, had his hands gloved. Their voices were changed by technology.

They placed bills on the figure and one of them pointed out that the Sant Vicent del Raspeig police “are not taking good care of the baby Jesus.”

They warned that if they did not receive the money, they would harm baby Jesus. “He’s sleeping with us tonight,” said the one who had “the lead voice” in the video; while the other struck the head of the statue with his right hand.

If not, we will harm the baby Jesus.

Thieves of the nativity figure on video

They restore the baby Jesus; those responsible for the crime arrested

On Monday morning, December 18, Cadena SER published that the figure of the Child Jesus appeared in a container on Sunday evening.

Local police also arrested two “residents of the municipality, who have acknowledged the facts.”

The arrested are 19 and 21 years old.

For the mayor of San Vicent del Raspeig, Pachi Pascual, what happened is “an unpleasant event.”

He confirmed, the aforementioned media noted, that on Sunday around 8 p.m., “neighbors found the baby Jesus next to a container located near the place where it was initially installed.”

What’s coming

For some, what happened is just a ‘joke’. But this will ensure that the two detainees are brought to justice,” Cadena SER reported.

On the morning of December 18, Baby Jesus returned to the square, in the arms of Adrián García, a councilor in San Vicente del Raspeig.

On social networks, Léxida Medina called those involved in this infamous event “clowns” and hoped that they would “spend Christmas in jail.” However, EFE Valencia via the

(JO)