Man convicted of culpable homicide after wife takes her own life

Lee Milne, 39, was found guilty on Monday, 2 March, 2026 of culpable homicide and domestic abuse offences following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

His wife, Kimberly Bruce or Milne, 28, died after she jumped from an overpass and was struck by a vehicle on the A90 Kingsway West on Thursday, 27 July, 2023.

An extensive police investigation found that in the hours leading up to her death, Milne had acted aggressively at various other locations in Dundee towards Kimberly.

This included driving erratically when she was in a car with him, shouting at her and seizing hold of her which put her in a significant state of fear and alarm.

Milne was also found guilty of a number of domestic abuse offences committed against Kimberly between January 2022 and July 2023.

Detective chief inspector Craig Kelly said: “Our thoughts are with Kimberly’s family and friends following this verdict. They have dealt with her tragic loss with great dignity and hopefully this outcome will provide a degree of closure.

“This was an extremely complex investigation and involved very close work with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to ensure that Lee Milne has been held accountable for causing the death of Kimberly.

“Our investigation found that his behaviour in the time leading up to Kimberly’s death was truly shocking and placed his partner in such fear that she took a course of action to get away from him which led to her death.

“She was very clearly terrified of him on that night. It is a tragedy that she lost her life as a consequence.”

Milne is due to be sentenced on 10 April.