The words 'son of slaver Dundas' and 'colonialist profiteer' have appeared on the base of the Robert Dundas statue in Melville StreetThe words 'son of slaver Dundas' and 'colonialist profiteer' have appeared on the base of the Robert Dundas statue in Melville Street
The words 'son of slaver Dundas' and 'colonialist profiteer' have appeared on the base of the Robert Dundas statue in Melville Street

These pictures show the second Melville statue in Edinburgh defaced following Black Lives Matter protest

‘Son of slaver Dundas colonialist profiteer’, ‘George Floyd’ and ‘BLM’ has been written on the base of the monument.

Graffiti has appeared on a second statue in the Capital following the Black Lives Matter protests.

Words have been spray-painted on the base of the Robert Dundas statue in Melville Street saying: “Son of slaver Dundas colonialist profiteer”, “George Floyd” and “BLM.”

The statue is one of several across the city to be targeted following the anti-racism protests that took place in Holyrood Park over the weekend where thousands of activists descended on the Capital to show their support for action against racism.