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Goodwin attack is 'Just the start'

The home of former bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin has been attacked, and the group claiming responsibility have warned, “This is just the beginning”.

Windows were smashed at Sir Fred’s Edinburgh house, and a car parked in the driveway was also damaged. Sir Fred and his family were not at the property at the time.

A statement which claimed responsibility for the vandalism said: “We are angry that rich people, like him, are paying themselves a huge amount of money, and living in luxury, while ordinary people are made unemployed, destitute and homeless.

“This is a crime. Bank bosses should be jailed. This is just the beginning.”

Sir Fred, ex-chief executive of Royal Bank Of Scotland (RBS), was criticised after he was given a pension worth £700,000 a year, despite the bank being bailed-out by the Government.

Two scenes of crime experts have been at the property as well as two CID officers. Lothian and Borders police are investigating a report of vandalism.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .