Galashiels man guilty of stalking
A 62-year-old man who admitted a stalking offence has been placed on an eight-month night time curfew at his Galashiels home.
John Mein pleaded guilty at Selkirk Sheriff Court to engaging in a course of conduct which was abusive to a woman.
In a Galashiels street, between August 1 and December 30, he repeatedly sent her texts, attended at her home address, posted her letters, repeatedly telephoned her, left her voice messages and loitered outside her home.
He also admitted breaching his bail conditions by posting a letter through the woman’s letter box.
The Restriction of Liberty Order will keep him in his home between the hours of 7p. and 7am for the next eight months.
He was also given a Non-Harassment Order preventing him from contacting her for the next five years.
Sheriff Peter Paterson warned Mein of the consequences if there was a further breach.