Selkirk Sheriff Court (Image: NQ)
A GALASHIELS man has been ordered to pay £600 in compensation to a woman.
Ross McEwen, 37, was found guilty at Selkirk Sheriff Court of assaulting the woman to her injury and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
The court heard that the accused was friendly with the woman's partner and after an argument ensued he assaulted her.
She was particularly upset and aggrieved at the injuries she received.
McEwen was admonished on the charge of threatening behaviour but told to pay £600 compensation to the woman for the injuries she sustained in the assault.
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