Police say a Massachusetts woman robbed a nun at knifepoint and got away with her rosary beads.
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Quincy police say a sister at the Daughters of Mary of Nazareth convent was in civilian clothing Sunday afternoon when a woman holding a knife approached her and tried to take a small satchel from her hand.
Police say the nun opened the satchel to show she didn’t have any money, so the woman took the beads instead.
Police say the nun noticed another woman nearby acting as a lookout.
Vanessa Young, 26, was arraigned Monday on charges including assault with a dangerous weapon.
Crystal Young, 26, is accused of being the lookout. She is charged with armed robbery and accessory after the fact.
Despite the hold-up, sisters at the Daughters of Mary of Nazareth convent have already forgiven the accused women for their alleged crime.
“I was immediately concerned to make sure that they would get the help and that they will get the resources that they need because my heart goes after them,” Mother Superior Olga told WBZ.
“Sometime when they are desperate for money, they can go after anyone,” she said.
“I wonder if there was some seed of faith in her, her upbringing, her childhood, her life, that as soon as she saw the rosary something touched her that she grabbed it.”
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