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Wielding a hammer and shouting, "I am Jesus Christ - risen from the dead". With several blows, he removed the Virgin's arm at the elbow, knocked off a chunk of her nose, and chipped one of her eyelids. He was never charged with the crime on the grounds of insanity. On January 29 1973, he was committed to an Italian asylum. He was released on 9 February 1975 and immediately deported to Australia where he had originally studied previously to the attack. Australian authorities did not detain him and he is believed to currently reside in Melbourne , Australia . REFERENCES Guardian news story |
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