CHARLIE CLARK-WRIGHT OF MELROSE SENTENCED TO SIX AND A HALF YEARS IN GLASGOW

A young man from Melrose has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison after admitting to charges of rape and causing injury through domestic abuse. Twenty-year-old Charlie Clark-Wright pleaded guilty to these offenses last month, with sentencing deferred pending reports. He had been remanded in custody until a court appearance on Friday, when he was sentenced to six years and six months imprisonment, with the sentence back-dated to March 14—the day he was remanded. The total sentence includes a custodial period of four years and six months, along with an extended period of two years.