DA VINCI RAPIST'S RELEASE SPARKS VILLAGE PROTEST

Police move in to disperse neighbours as 60-strong crowd demands eviction

- ALAN MCEWEN

DA VINCI rapist Robert Greens has been moved into a house near a children's sparking playpark, protests from residents.

The 44-year-old, who carried out one of the worst sex attacks in Scots criminal history, has been given a home in the village of Danderhall, Midlothian.

Neighbours gathered outside the mid-terrace new build in Neatoune Court on Monday to vent their fury.

They believe Greens may have been living at the upper floor address for about three months since his release, without being recognised.

A man living at the property has been spotted several times but always wore a face mask and a hoodie or baseball cap.

It's understood Greens was identified on Monday when a photo of him in the street was posted on Facebook.

The post was quickly deleted but new alerts were added to social media and protesters soon gathered outside.

Police were dispatched to the scene and several officers and vehicles remained stationed there last night.

The blinds were drawn and it was unclear if Greens was inside.