A GALASHIELS teenager has been accused of wiping blood on a police constable during an alleged disturbance inside the building of Jedburgh Sheriff Court.

Eighteen year old David Scougall of Gala Park Court appeared from custody back at the same courthouse this morning (Thursday) and denied assaulting the officer yesterday.

Scougall also denies injuring two police officers by struggling violently with them, kicking and attempting to headbutt them and also behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by challenging the officers to fight.

He also pleaded not guilty to struggling with ambulance personnel and police officers in a police vehicle in Hawick on March 5 and failing to appear in court on two occasions.

A trial date was fixed for November 17 at Jedburgh Sheriff Court with an intermediate hearing on October 31.

A motion for bail was refused and Scougall was remanded in custody by Sheriff Peter Paterson.