Two young people have stolen the Baby Jesus of a nativity scene installed in the Alicante town of San Vicente del Raspeig and then They have asked the Local Police for 2,000 euros as a ransomin a video that they have uploaded to the social network Tik Tok. In the recording, shared by an account with the name “Kidnappers of San Vicente”, according to Europa Press, there appear two young men with black balaclavas and jackets with hoods to avoid being identified. Additionally, the face of one of them appears pixelated.
Between them, and on a bed on which they are sitting, there is the Baby Jesus with several 10 and 20 euro bills around him. The young people ask the Local Police for 2,000 euros to rescue the figure, arguing that the police force “does not take good care of the Child Jesus”. And they point out that if they don’t receive the money “they will hurt him.” “Tonight he sleeps with us,” they say.
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The events, apparently, happened in the early hours of Saturday. At the end of the video you can see how two young people steal the figure from the nativity scene, located between Pintor Sorolla and Lillo Juan streets, and put it in the trunk of a vehicle. The Christmas installation has been placed by the City Council, but It is not the giant nativity scene inaugurated a few days agobut from a different one, as municipal sources have confirmed to Information, from the Prensa Ibérica group.
The Consistory expects the “prompt resolution” of the incident and regrets the damage caused. The Security Forces and Bodies They are already investigating what happened to try to locate the young people and recover the figure. Likewise, it ensures that will continue to work to ensure that episodes like this do not happen again and the development of Christmas celebrations pass normally.