{"id":177921,"date":"2025-05-17T21:49:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T19:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=177921"},"modified":"2025-05-17T21:58:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T19:58:03","slug":"unusual-crime-in-slovenia-melania-trump-statue-stolen-thieves-cut-and-take-away-american-artists-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/unusual-crime-in-slovenia-melania-trump-statue-stolen-thieves-cut-and-take-away-american-artists-work\/","title":{"rendered":"UNUSUAL CRIME IN SLOVENIA: Melania Trump Statue Stolen, Thieves Cut and Take Away American Artist&#8217;s Work!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>A bronze statue of former US First Lady Melania Trump has been stolen in her native Slovenia, after a thief cut it off at the ankles, AFP reports.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sculpture, which was attached to a stump in a field near the town of Sevnica where Melania Trump grew up, disappeared on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said the life-size statue was cut off at the feet.<sup><\/sup> &#8220;The theft was reported on May 13, and police officers immediately went to the scene and launched an investigation,&#8221; a police spokesperson said on Thursday.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A statue of First Lady Melania Trump outside of Sevnica, her hometown in Slovenia, has been removed. Not much coverage in Slovenian media. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sTjbUQzLtq\">pic.twitter.com\/sTjbUQzLtq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Terry Anzur (@terryanzur) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/terryanzur\/status\/1923245857563959378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The sculpture was created by American conceptual artist Brad Downey and was installed after unknown perpetrators set fire to a previous wooden version of the statue, which represented the former first lady, in 2020. Downey said he was &#8220;a little sad that it&#8217;s gone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I have a feeling that it has something to do with the new elections (of Donald Trump), but who knows, right?&#8221; the artist stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melania Trump was born in 1970 in Novo Mesto and grew up in Sevnica while Slovenia was still part of communist Yugoslavia.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong>Nova.rs, <strong>Photo:<\/strong> Printscreen X<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE TOPICS: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/vucic-threatens-students-from-nis-no-more-of-your-demands-im-not-interested-thats-the-end-of-the-story-video\/\" title=\"\">VU\u010cI\u0106 THREATENS STUDENTS FROM NI\u0160: \u201cNo More of Your Demands, I\u2019m Not Interested, That\u2019s the End of the Story!\u201d (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/citizens-wont-give-up-beaches-investor-of-belgrade-waterfront-gave-up-on-construction-in-montenegro-after-major-protests\/\" title=\"\">CITIZENS WON\u2019T GIVE UP BEACHES: Investor of \u2018Belgrade Waterfront\u2019 Gave Up on Construction in Montenegro After Major Protests!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/popes-sandwich-a-hit-in-chicago-restaurant-launches-trend-in-hometown-of-new-head-of-the-catholic-church\/\" title=\"\">POPE\u2019S SANDWICH A HIT IN CHICAGO: Restaurant Launches Trend in Hometown of New Head of the Catholic Church!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/bishop-grigorije-underwent-surgery-in-belgrade-his-office-announces-his-condition\/\" title=\"\">BISHOP GRIGORIJE UNDERWENT SURGERY IN BELGRADE: His Office Announces His Condition!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/talks-in-istanbul-concluded-ukraine-and-russia-will-exchange-1000-prisoners-each-photo\/\" title=\"\">TALKS IN ISTANBUL CONCLUDED: Ukraine and Russia Will Exchange 1,000 Prisoners Each! 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The sculpture, which was attached to a stump in a field near the town of Sevnica where Melania Trump grew up, disappeared on Tuesday. 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