A schoolboy who posted racially-offensive remarks on a social media website about a fellow pupil has been ordered to pay her £150 compensation at Selkirk Sheriff Court.
Cameron Thrall, 17, also made a graphic statement saying he wanted to hurt the girl. The offence happened after Thrall split with his girlfriend which divided a group of friends in the same chat room on a social networking site.
At the time of the offence they were all senior pupils at Peebles High School and Thrall started posting the racial comments from his home at Cardrona.
He pleaded guilty to posting racially-offensive remarks and photographs on Facebook on various occasions between March and October last year.
Mat Patrick, defending, said his client was 16 at the time of the offence and was horrified at some of the messages typed. He added Thrall had apologised to the girl.
Sheriff Peter Paterson said it was disappointing that someone of Thrall’s age and education used such language.