Asian Artefacts Defaced at Museum and Buddhist Temple in Victoria

In an act described as “senseless and disgraceful” by Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, two vandals have been caught on CCTV defacing paintings, statues, and artefacts at a Chinese Museum in Victoria on May 5. An unnamed man and woman allegedly defaced $100,000 (US$66,400) worth of art at Bendigo’s Golden Dragon Museum by spreading an oily liquid on paintings, parading dragons, and temple artefacts. The pair, who were accompanied by children, left the scene in a silver Toyota Prado, police said. Police added that some sculptures at a Buddhist monument northwest of Bendigo called the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion were also targeted by the same offenders....