The two young people, aged 19 and 21, who They ‘kidnapped’ the baby Jesus from a manger In Spain they spent a night under arrest.

On Monday, December 18, 2023, they regained their freedom, but they have earned the rejection of several families in Sant Vicent del Raspeig, a town in Alicante. They were released as part of an investigation for a crime of petty theft, La Vanguardia reported.

The young people were arrested for theft of street furniture.

According to The vanguardquoting the EFE agency, “sources in the case have reported that the local police of San Vicente have charged the two arrested with theft of street furniture.

Those involved were “taken to the Civil Guard barracks before being made available to the court on duty, where they were released on charges.”

Meanwhile, they indicated in 20 Minutos that “they have been released on charges.”

The thieves were “brought before the Court of Investigation on guard duty in Sant Vicent on Monday morning the 18th.”

The last straw: two young people steal the baby Jesus from a manger and demand on video 2,000 euros to return it, “if not, we will harm him”

Controversial theft of the baby Jesus

On Sunday, December 17, news broke about the theft of the figure from the nativity scene or the birth of Sant Vicent del Raspeig.

The same people responsible took credit for the incident when they appeared in a video they broadcast on TikTok. One of the people involved had gloves and was smoking. Both had hidden their faces.

They cut one on each side of the Baby Jesus and placed banknotes on it. To make matters worse, they warned that they would harm him.

To give it back they demanded 2,000 euros. They criticized the police for not taking proper care of the figure. From words that moved them to violence on camera… It wasn’t a game to see them on screen.

They were arrested on Sunday evening. Surprise for Sant Vicent del Raspeig: “They are residents of the city,” authorities said.

In 20 minutes they reported that the two young people had turned themselves in at the police station with the baby Jesus in a bag. In a very different version, offered in La Vanguardia, the mayor of Sant Vicent del Raspeig, Pachi Pascual, stated that the figure was found next to a container at 8 a.m. on Sunday evening. located near the place where the nativity scene was located.

According to some sources, the young people in the media were involved in ‘a hooliganism’ that ‘got out of hand’.

(JO)