BACKGROUND reports have been ordered into a 21-year-old man who admitted possession of a locking knife.

Robbie Thompson, who gave an address in Kelso, pleaded guilty to having the bladed article in Gibson Park, Melrose, on October 21, 2021.

Sentence was deferred at Selkirk Sheriff Court until April 3 for a Criminal Justice Social Work Report and a Restriction of Liberty order assessment.

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