A HAWICK teenager who denies striking a man with a bottle to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement will stand trial on October 7, with a further first hearing on September 20.
Steven Gorman, 19, of Wilson Drive, appeared on indictment at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Friday and denied assaulting a man at North Bridge Street, Hawick, on September 22. He also pleaded not guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner in North Bridge Street and High Street, Hawick, on the same date, and assaulting another man in North Bridge Street.
Gorman further denied struggling violently with police at Hawick police station.