Police investigating missing Slovenian statue of Melania Trump

May 16 (UPI) -- A bronze statue of archetypal woman Melania Trump was stolen from its perch successful a metropolis successful her location state of Slovenia, 5 years aft it replaced a woody sculpture damaged by arson.

Police confirmed Friday they are present investigating aft the bronze statue went missing earlier successful the week from the Slovenian colony of Rozno.

"[Police] conducted an inspection of the transgression country and collected information. The investigating justice and the territory authorities authoritative were informed astir the theft," Slovenian National Police Force spokesperson Alenka Drenik Rangus said successful a statement Friday.

The Slovenian paper Delo reported the statue was "sawed off" astatine the bottom.

Officials unveiled the bronze figure of the archetypal woman successful 2020 to regenerate a woody statue that was damaged aft being lit connected occurrence connected July 4 of that year.

The statue tract is adjacent the archetypal lady's hometown of Sevnica successful cardinal Slovenia.

Artist Brad Downey constructed the bronze version, based connected the archetypal woody statue crafted by conceptual creator Ales Zupevc, aka Maxi.

The damaged wood statue was rapidly removed to a depository successful Slovenia.

Bronze was chosen for the replacement to guarantee it was fireproof.