Peebles man cleared after assault trial collapses
A PEEBLES man accused of two assault charges has walked free from Selkirk Sheriff Court.
Peter Morey, 20, had denied assaulting a male and a female near his Dalatho Crescent home on June 8.
He also pleaded not guilty to threatening or abusive behaviour and possession of an offensive weapon, namely a knuckleduster.
After witnesses failed to appear for the trial diet, the prosecution never led any evidence and Morey was subsequently found not guilty.
His co-accused Valentino Cariello, also 20, of Gilmerton Dykes Drive, Edinburgh, who denied an assault was also cleared.
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