A JEDBURGH man has been jailed for more than 14 months at Selkirk Sheriff Court after appearing on five separate complaints.

Shane Cowan, 28, had been given a high-tariff structured deferred sentence three months ago in order for him to demonstrate he could stay out of trouble.

But he breached that order and when he appeared from custody, Sheriff Peter Paterson sentenced him to a total of 444 days in jail.

Cowan previously pleaded guilty to a stalking offence by engaging in a course of conduct which was likely to cause a woman fear and alarm in various streets in Jedburgh between November 5, 2022, and May 10, 2023.

He repeatedly approached and confronted the woman despite being asked to desist and on an occasion attempted to give her a letter, sing a song to her and tried to give her confectionery.

Cowan, of Blackhills Close, Castlegate, also pleaded guilty to communicating indecently with a woman at the Co-op in High Street, Jedburgh, on August 16, and making sexual remarks towards her as well as sexually assaulting two 16-year-old girls on the same day.

He also admitted obstructing police, breach of the peace and breaching his bail conditions.