In a historic case, an abu$ive husband who caused his wife’s d3ath by jumping to her d3ath from a road bridge was sentenced to eight years in prison.

For eighteen months, Lee Milne, forty, abu$ed his wife Kimberley, twenty-eight, by punching and spitting on her.

Kimberley D! On July 27, 2023, she was struck by multiple cars after falling from an overpass onto the A90 in Dundee.

In the first instance of its kind in Scotland, Milne was found legally responsible for her d3ath and found guilty of culpable h0micide.

Prosecutor Laura Buchan, legal director at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said: “This prosecution sought to answer a complex question – can a partner be held criminally responsible for the de@th of a victim who has taken their own life following a course of domestic abuse? 

“Lee Milne physically and psychologically abused Kimberly Bruce and our evidence showed that this abuse was a significant contributing factor in her de@th. 

“He deliberately and ruthlessly exploited Kimberly’s vulnerabilities which makes him culpable for her decision to end her own life. 

“His coercive and controlling behaviour escalated throughout the relationship. On the night that Kimberly d!ed, his abuse was carried out in full public view. 

“Our prosecution demonstrated how women can become trapped in relationships in webs created by an abuser. 

“Today we are thinking of the family and friends of Kimberly who have suffered such a terrible loss and unimaginable trauma.”