A 57-YEAR-OLD man will stand trial next month on a charge of attempted murder after allegedly driving his car through the display window of an undertaker’s business.

William McBurnie, a photographer and former policeman, was said to be under the influence of alcohol when the incident took place back in December 2022.

His ex-partner and her mother were in the premises of Zoe Turnbull Funeral Directors in Market Place, Jedburgh, when a vehicle crashed through the shopfront.

McBurnie – who ran a freelance photography business in Jedburgh – has been remanded in custody since December 2022.

He is accused of assault to injury, permanent disfigurement, permanent impairment, danger of life, and attempted murder with a domestic aggravation.

The other charges against him are engaging in a course of conduct which was abusive to an ex-partner, driving while over the alcohol limit, failing to comply with an undertaking and breaching a bail condition relating to his ex-partner.

The trial is scheduled to get under way on September 2 at the High Court in Livingston.