{"id":30628,"date":"2026-04-10T07:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=30628"},"modified":"2026-04-10T07:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:41:53","slug":"man-jailed-for-killing-abused-wife-who-jumped-from-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/man-jailed-for-killing-abused-wife-who-jumped-from-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Man jailed for killing abused wife who jumped from bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man who was convicted of killing his abused wife after she jumped from a motorway bridge has been jailed for eight years.<\/b><\/p>\n

Kimberly Milne died aged 28 after being struck by multiple vehicles on the A90 in Dundee in July 2023.<\/p>\n

In the first prosecution of its kind in Scotland, Lee Milne was convicted of culpable homicide. The jury found him responsible even though his wife had jumped to her death.<\/p>\n

Police said Kimberly was “clearly terrified” of 40-year-old Milne, and that her death was the result of her taking “a course of action to get away from him”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Milne was also found guilty of a separate charge of domestic abuse at several properties in the city.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said Kimberly had suffered significant violence at the hands of Milne in the 18 months prior to her death.<\/p>\n

This included choking, grabbing her by the hair, striking her, shouting and swearing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"A<\/picture><\/span>Lee Milne was convicted following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow (Image: Spindrift)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Milne will be supervised in the community for a further three years following his release.<\/p>\n

Following the trial, the court was told Milne had been placed on the sex offenders’ register after being convicted of sexually assaulting two young boys in 2024.<\/p>\n

Judge Lady Drummond told him: “Following your actions, Kimberly Milne reached a point of despair such that she climbed over the barrier of a road bridge and fell to her death.”<\/p>\n

The judge said she had read victim impact statements from Kimberly’s family.<\/p>\n

Lady Drummond said: “They described her as a ‘one-in-a-million’ and a much-loved daughter, sister and aunt and are devastated by her death.<\/p>\n

“Nothing I can say or do today will bring her back and ease their grief.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"A<\/picture><\/span>Lee Milne and Kimberly Milne were married in September 2022 (Image: Facebook)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The trial heard that the couple got together in late 2021 and married in September 2022.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said the abuse began early in the relationship and continued until the day of Kimberly’s death.<\/p>\n

Among the list of incidents was an attack in early 2022 when Milne choked her.<\/p>\n

Speaking to police before her death, Kimberly said: “Lee and I were in his home and he went through my phone.<\/p>\n

“He saw messages from other men before we were together. He got angry and started to shout and swear at me.”<\/p>\n

Another assault occurred months later when Milne yanked Kimberly by the hair to the ground before again apologising, claiming he was “not that type of guy”.<\/p>\n

In late 2022, Kimberly said she discovered her husband had allegedly been cheating on her with other women.<\/p>\n

He was said to have got “angry” and hit Kimberly on the head causing her to fall and slip unconscious.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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