‘They said they were going to burn us out’ Travellers claim they were attacked in Dundee

A group of Travellers claim they were pelted with stones and threatened after setting up camp in Dundee.

In an attempt to ensure two pregnant women had access to a doctor’s surgery, the Travellers spent last week on Whitfield Loan, but have since moved down the road to Girvan Gardens.

They said they will stay in Dundee until both babies are born and vaccinated.

Ann Connors, 22, a mother-of-two, said: “We know we’re here illegally and we don’t have permission to be here, but we have got pregnant ladies who are seeing doctors, so we need to stay.”

They claim local youths tried to force them out on Thursday night.

Ms Connors said: “There were a few lads who kept coming and throwing stones at the caravans. They said they were going to burn us out. I’ve never seen anything like it.

“The police came down and went looking for them.”

A police spokesman confirmed officers attended an incident on Whitfield Loan on Thursday and that they are investigating reports of vandalism and fireraising that night.