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Sir Fred Goodwin's home attacked | Sir Fred Goodwin's home attacked |
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The Edinburgh home of former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Fred Goodwin was attacked by vandals overnight. | The Edinburgh home of former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Fred Goodwin was attacked by vandals overnight. |
Windows were smashed and a Mercedes S600 car parked in the driveway was vandalised. | Windows were smashed and a Mercedes S600 car parked in the driveway was vandalised. |
There has been widespread public and political anger over a pension payout worth about £700,000 a year to the 50-year-old bank boss. | There has been widespread public and political anger over a pension payout worth about £700,000 a year to the 50-year-old bank boss. |
Sir Fred took early retirement from RBS last year after the bank needed a £20bn bailout from the government. | Sir Fred took early retirement from RBS last year after the bank needed a £20bn bailout from the government. |
RBS made a record loss of £24bn last year. | RBS made a record loss of £24bn last year. |
It is not known if anyone was in the house at the time of the attack or who reported the vandalism. | |
A police car is guarding the entrance to Sir Fred's home, in the Grange area of the city. | |
Three smashed ground-floor windows of the stone villa were clearly visible. | |
In the driveway, the rear window of a dark-coloured Mercedes saloon was smashed, as well as the nearside rear passenger window. | |
There were no obvious signs of activity inside the house. | |
A Lothian and Borders Police spokeswoman said they were called out at 0435 GMT. | |
She said: "Inquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing. We are appealing for witnesses." |