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The owners of a Midlothian mansion are planning legal action against the organizers of an “absolutely irresponsible” party that more than 300 people attended at their rental property last weekend.
Scotland’s police pleaded with the public to take personal responsibility after revealing that officers attended more than 300 parties across the country last weekend. The transmission rate of the coronavirus in Scotland has risen above 1 in the last seven days.
The owners of the Mansion House in Kirkhill, near Gorebridge, said they were devastated to discover that their former family home was being used for a “big rave,” after receiving a call from concerned neighbors Sunday morning.
They said: “We strongly condemn both the organization and the people behind this, but also those who came to this so-called party. Knowing the current laws that are in place to keep us all safe and healthy, it amazes me that someone would put others in danger by doing this. “
They said they had accepted a reservation request for a family reunion of 10 people, including three children, for the property, which is marketed on various platforms, including Airbnb, as a “private and peaceful” venue for weddings and birthday parties.
Scotland’s Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon condemned the event as “threatening our progress outside the lockdown.” She tweeted: “It is difficult to put into words how irresponsible this type of behavior is in the current circumstances. It puts people at risk and threatens our progress outside the confinement. PLEASE do not attend the house parties right now. “
On Thursday, Sturgeon said house parties “remained a concern” but that smaller gatherings were also believed to be boosting groups in the west of Scotland, resulting in Tuesday’s decision to increase local restrictions. for people to meet inside private homes for the next two weeks.
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland on Friday morning, Scottish Police Deputy Chief of Police Malcolm Graham said that while the force was particularly sympathetic to young people whose freedoms were being restricted, “this is a call to the people so that the weekend ahead continues to take personal responsibility, as is the vast majority of people. “
On Thursday, Scottish police confirmed that organizers of the fined party could face charges of reckless and guilty conduct. The officers arrived around 12:20 a.m. M. Sunday to disperse the crowd. A 29-year-old man received a fixed penalty notice at that time.
Graham said the force had imposed 10 similar fines across the country since new powers to break up parties of more than 15 people went into effect last Friday.
Stephen Curran, chairman of the Midlothian council’s police and fire and rescue board, described the partygoers as “selfish and irresponsible.” He said: “Those roughly 300 people not only put themselves at risk for coronavirus, they put residents of Midlothian and beyond at risk.”
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