A KELSO man has been remanded in custody at Selkirk Sheriff Court accused of assaulting two men to their severe injury in a cemetery.
Twenty seven year old Barry Kirsopp is charged with attacking two men, both aged 31, at Rosebank Cemetery in Kelso's Shedden Park Road on Friday night.
He also faces a charge of breaking into a house in Abbotseat, Kelso, on Saturday afternoon and placing the elderly houseowners in a state of fear and alarm.
Kirsopp made a private court appearance in relation to a total of 12 offences.
They were two counts of assault to severe injury, assault, theft by housebreaking, the attempted theft of a vehicle, three charges of threatening or abusive behaviour, two breaches of bail, possession of a bladed article and obstructing police.
He made no plea and the case was continued for further examination.
Sheriff Peter Paterson refused a motion for bail and Kirsopp was remanded in custody.
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