Melbourne synagogue spray-painted in a series of attacks by man in Scream mask

A man on a black e-scooter has tagged ‘offensive phrases’ on the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation five times between March and July, police say

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A synagogue has been spray-painted in a series of attacks by a man in a Scream mask, Victorian police say.

The Melbourne Hebrew Congregation synagogue, at South Yarra in Melbourne’s inner south-east, has been the target of graffiti five times from 11 March to 30 July.