A BORDERS woman who admitted breaking into a neighbour's flat has been given a tag at Selkirk Sheriff Court.

Catrina Aprile, 39, of Church Square, Galashiels, has been placed on a night-time curfew between the hours of 9pm and 7am for the next three months.

She previously admitted stealing a computer games console and a laptop during the break-in between April 20 and April 24 in 2018.

Aprile was ordered to pay £200 compensation to the neighbour.

The court heard that Aprile had previously been sentenced to a Community Payback Order for the offence involving unpaid work but had failed to comply.

Defence lawyer Ed Hulme explained his client had not had her troubles to seek but had made significant progress in the drug treatment aspect of the programme.

Sheriff Kenneth McGowan said the fact that she had made progress with her illegal drug use meant that the prospect of further offending had been diminished.

He said he was willing to follow the recommendation in the Criminal Justice Social Work Report by imposing a Restriction of Liberty Order.

Aprile was also fined £100 for possession of a class C drug offence dating back to 2019.