US EditionCristiano Ronaldo Statue at Hometown Set on Fire, Vandal Caught and Arrested
The suspect, known for previous incidents, set fire to a replica statue of Cristiano Ronaldo and posted the act online with a threatening message, police said.
- Recently, Instagram user 'Zaino.tcc.filipe' filmed himself setting fire to the bronze replica outside the CR7 Museum in Funchal, and Portuguese authorities confirmed an arrest.
- The statue's history shows the bronze replica was moved in 2016 after earlier vandalism, with reports linking past damage to Lionel Messi fans.
- Footage shows the perpetrator pouring a flammable liquid on the bronze sculpture, setting it alight, then dancing and nearly burning himself in the video clip shared on Instagram.
- The Madeira Regional Command of the Public Security Police said it resolved the situation recently and thanked public informants for helping identify the perpetrator quickly.
- The suspect describes himself on Instagram as `a human being, a freestyle artist and a local`, and the viral Instagram clip carried a religious warning variously reported as `This is God's final warning` and `This is God's last warning`.
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The Public Security Police of Portugal announced on social network this Thursday, had learned the young man who had set fire to the status of Christian Ronaldo, located next to the Central Museum, on the island of Madeira. The young man who was not identified was headed for a psychiatric service at the Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, according to local media. Indistinct: With thematic decoration and respect for the police dead in operation, Jungle …
The flames enveloped the statue for a few seconds before extinguishing, while he himself danced away provocatively to the sounds of rap music playing from a portable speaker.
The figure is at the door of the player's museum and has been vandalized by an individual who has also boasted of it
Mad vandalism action in Funchal! A would-be influencer lit the statue of Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday and posted a video of it on Instagram. "This is God's last warning," writes the man next to the video showing him in front of the burning statue. First he poured out the monument of the five-time world footballer with fire accelerators, then he danced wildly around and finally he also shows ordinary gestures in the direction of the superstar. Wh…
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