Court hears man left bleeding following hammer attack
And some of the other cases calling at Jedburgh Sheriff Court...
Last updated 13th Jan 2026
A 38-year-old man who struck another man on the head and body with a hammer after he came to his door in Hawick to collect a car seat belonging to his ex has been fined £600, and ordered to pay a £40 victim surcharge.
Jedburgh Sheriff Court today (Tuesday) heard Jamie Wilson left his victim with a 2cm cut to the back of his head, which was bleeding, following the assault outside his home in Fraser Avenue on September 6th.
His solicitor said the complainer arrived "loud and aggressive" and that's why his client attended the door with a hammer, with the pair ending up rolling around on the ground at the front of the property.
Wilson pled guilty to a charge of assault to injury.
Sheriff Peter Paterson said the forestry worker is lucky there wasn’t a more serious outcome.
Reckless behaviour
A 24-year-old marine engineer who damaged the door of an Eyemouth pub by setting off the fire extinguisher after he was refused more alcohol has been fined £600 at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.
Drew Mackay, who lives in Edinburgh, has also been ordered to pay the owner of the Fleet Pub and his daughter a total of £300 compensation for the trouble caused on February the 22nd last year.
Man brandished metal pole
A 39-year-old man who brandished a metal pole, while engaging in a fight with another man, in Peebles has been ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work.
James Wilson, from Edinburgh, admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner when he appeared at Jedburgh Sheriff Court this morning.
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