"The statue featuring the character's famous orange body with brown ears, arms and legs greets families and children outside a media building in Cologne, Germany."
"The fire blackened parts of the mouse's face and arm, images show. The station said a police complaint had been filed against an unidentified person."
"Matthias Kornich, head of children's programming for WDR, said it's not just a figurine that was damaged. A piece of childhood, a symbol of joy and togetherness, has been attacked."
"The mouse belongs to Cologne. The mouse statue isn't the first German TV character to be attacked."
Vandals set fire to a statue of Die Maus, a children's TV mascot in Germany, located outside a WDR media building in Cologne. The fire, which damaged parts of the statue, was reported by a receptionist who noticed flames on a camera feed. Police have filed a complaint against unidentified individuals. The head of children's programming at WDR described the damage as an attack on a symbol of childhood and community. In the past, other TV character statues in Germany have also faced vandalism.
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