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Corey Dryden, of Berwickshire, made no plea to the single murder charge when he appeared at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday.
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother in the Scottish Borders.
Emergency crews were called to a report of a woman seriously injured in a property on Windram Road, Chirnside, at about 4.35am on Sunday.
In a statement released through Police Scotland, her family said: "Megan was a much-loved mother and daughter.