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| Crowd outside paedophile's home | Crowd outside paedophile's home |
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| An angry crowd has gathered outside the home of a paedophile in Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset. | An angry crowd has gathered outside the home of a paedophile in Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset. |
| Robert Oliver, 52, was a member of an East London paedophile gang which killed 14-year-old Jason Swift in 1985. | Robert Oliver, 52, was a member of an East London paedophile gang which killed 14-year-old Jason Swift in 1985. |
| He was released in 1997 after serving 10 years of a 15-year sentence. His whereabouts were published by The News of the World on Sunday. | He was released in 1997 after serving 10 years of a 15-year sentence. His whereabouts were published by The News of the World on Sunday. |
| David Hinton, parish council chairman, said: "People should act within the law and not take it into their own hands." | David Hinton, parish council chairman, said: "People should act within the law and not take it into their own hands." |
| 'Paedophile out' | 'Paedophile out' |
| He added: "They can't go round damaging property just because they don't like the people who live in it." | |
| Women chanting "paedophile out" called for Oliver to be kept locked up. | Women chanting "paedophile out" called for Oliver to be kept locked up. |
| "Are my children not entitled to walk safely in the street and play in the area - why should he have all the police protection?" demanded one woman. | "Are my children not entitled to walk safely in the street and play in the area - why should he have all the police protection?" demanded one woman. |
| "There's families desperate for somewhere to live and they give a council house to him - it's disgusting," said another. | "There's families desperate for somewhere to live and they give a council house to him - it's disgusting," said another. |
| An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said they were "aware" of the situation. | An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said they were "aware" of the situation. |
| Mr Oliver is being monitored by Mappa, the multi-agency team set up to manage serious violent and sex offenders after their release from prison. | Mr Oliver is being monitored by Mappa, the multi-agency team set up to manage serious violent and sex offenders after their release from prison. |