SENTENCING has been deferred on a farmer's son from the Yarrow Valley who faked a gun cabinet break in.

David Stevenson forced open the lockfast cabinet belonging to his parents and stole £2,800.

The 34-year-old of Birkhill Farm, then claimed to police that someone had broken into the house and stole the money.

He pleaded guilty to both offences which date back to November 2014.

Selkirk Sheriff Court was told he was recompensing his parents.

Sentence was deferred until September 26 for a restriction of liberty assessment to be prepared.