A 43-year-old man has appeared from custody at Selkirk Sheriff Court accused of stealing medication and assaulting his disabled sister.
Gurchran Singh - who gave an address in Walsall, West Midlands, - pleaded not guilty to the offences said to have happened at a house in Dingleton Road, Melrose, on September 10 last year.
A trial date has been fixed for October 22 with an intermediate hearing on October 7.
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