The incident in which a young man, angry over a fight with his girlfriend in the United States, broke into a nearby museum and smashed billions of rupees worth of artefacts has caused a stir across the United States.
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Brian Hernandez from the United States. The 21-year-old had trespassed into the Dallas Museum at 9.40pm last Wednesday. Bryan, who came in with a metal sledgehammer, broke the glass blocks there. After that, Brian attacks the ancient Greek artefacts preserved inside. The museum management has announced that their value is US $ 5 million.
Blindfolded anger
Police say Brian smashed everything he saw in anger, smashing 2,500-year-old Greek pottery, as well as $ 10,000 worth of Native American artifacts and $ 100,000 worth of Greek trophies from about 540 BCE.
Brian also smashed the phone, bench, and computer in the museum. Speaking about this, the director of the museum Augustine Ortega said, "The total value of the damaged items is $ 5,153,000."
Surrendered Boyfriend
After breaking into the museum and breaking everything, Brian calls 911 and calls the police to tell them the matter. Police rushed to the scene and arrested Bryan. During interrogation, police said, "Brian confessed that he did this out of anger because he had a fight with his girlfriend."
Police say they are continuing to investigate and that Brian will appear in court soon.
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