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Man to appeal conviction for killing abused wife who jumped from bridge

Graeme OgstonTayside and central reporter
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Kimberly Milne died after falling from a motorway bridge in 2023

A man who was jailed for eight years for killing his abused wife after she jumped from a road bridge is appealing his conviction and sentence.

Kimberly Milne died aged 28 after being struck by multiple vehicles on the A90 dual carriageway in Dundee in July 2023 - police said she had been "terrified" of Milne and had been trying to get away from him.

In the first prosecution of its kind in Scotland, Lee Milne was convicted of culpable homicide after a jury found him responsible for Kimberly's death, even though she had jumped.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service has confirmed that an intention to appeal against Milne's conviction and sentence had been lodged.

In Scotland, an intimation of intention to appeal a conviction or sentence must be lodged within two weeks.

A note with the full grounds of appeal then has to be lodged within the subsequent eight weeks.

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Lee Milne was convicted following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow

Milne was jailed on 10 April following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

He was also found guilty of a separate charge of domestic abuse at several properties in the city.

Prosecutors said Kimberly had suffered significant violence at the hands of Milne in the 18 months prior to her death.

This included choking, grabbing her by the hair, striking her, shouting and swearing.

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."

CCTV footage shows Lee Milne shouting at Kimberly and driving a car at her

The trial heard that the couple got together in late 2021 and married in September 2022.

Prosecutors said the abuse began early in the relationship and continued until the day of Kimberly's death.

A witness told the trial that on the night of Kimberly's death, she spotted a man and woman appearing to have an argument.

She then went shopping before noticing the pair again outside a flooring shop at the Kingsway Retail Park in Dundee.

The witness said this time the man was "trapping" the woman against the wall.

Asked what the woman was doing, the witness told the court: "Cowering, scared. She did not really do much. There was not much she could do.

"It did not look like (she was responding to the man) - she was seeming too frightened."

In CCTV shown at the trial, Kimberly was seen cowering from Milne while he shouted at her, walking away as he drove at her, hiding behind a wall and trailing slowly behind him as he led the way.

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.