The couple convicted of murdering two-year-old Liam Fee were forced to leave their home by angry local residents months before their trial.
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A police helicopter and dog handlers were called in when people living in Chopwell, Gateshead, protested about Rachel Fee and her civil partner Nyomi Fee living in their village last September.
Eggs were thrown at the home and abuse was shouted during the disturbance which went into the evening.
The protest was arranged on Facebook after people heard the pair were accused of murdering Liam and they were being allowed to live in the community on bail.
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Local resident Ian Laws told reporters at the time: "We organised a peaceful protest at the top of the street to let them know we did not want them there."
After a local councillor mediated, the police got the couple away from the property and they were rehomed.
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The women had originally lived in the Gateshead area in 2011 before moving to Scotland.
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