SENTENCE has been deferred on a Northumberland man who admitted a charge of domestic abuse towards his partner in January, May and July.

The incidents happened at a house in Berwickshire where the couple had been living.

Defence lawyer Ross Dow told Jedburgh Sheriff Court that the woman wanted the relationship to resume.

Sheriff Peter Paterson deferred sentence on 32-year-old Michael Hall until November 7, 2022, for good behaviour.