Harrison Long, 28, had been brought to Selkirk Sheriff Court after having been found guilty of a machete attack.

He behaved so disruptively, however, that the sheriff, depute fiscal, sheriff clerk and defence lawyer decided to conduct the hearing in the van.

During the hearing he banged on the walls of the van and swore repeatedly.

He was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment, after which the sheriff read the sentence out again in open court for “public interest” reasons.