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A man has been jailed for eight years after being convicted of killing his wife, who jumped to her death from a road bridge following a campaign of domestic abuse.

Kimberley Milne, 28, died after being struck by vehicles when she jumped on to the A90 in Dundee on July 27, 2023.

She had been subjected to an 18-month abusive ordeal by her husband Lee Milne, 40, who was found guilty of her death at the High Court in Glasgow in March.

Jailing Milne at the same court on Friday, Lady Drummond also handed him a three-year extended sentence, meaning he will be on licence following his release.

In a victim impact statement from her family, the court heard Ms Milne was "a much-loved daughter, sister, aunt, and they are devastated by her death".

The judge said: "Nothing I can do or say can bring her back or ease their grief."

The prosecution of Milne is the first of its kind in Scotland.

He was convicted of culpable homicide and engaging in a course of abusive behaviour towards his wife.

In the hours leading up to her death, Milne had acted in an aggressive and intimidating manner towards her.

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, distress and alarm.

Milne, who is from Dundee, was also found guilty of a number of domestic abuse offences committed against Ms Milne between January 2022 and July 2023.

These included physically and verbally abusing her, coercing her to move in with him and marry him, attempting to cut off her contact with friends and family, and controlling her finances.

On one occasion in November 2022, Milne became angry when his wife asked to be taken home and struck her, causing her to fall and hit her head on a wall, knocking her unconscious.

On an occasion in May the following year, Milne seized her by the throat when she asked to be taken home, and choked her and shouted at her, causing her to run to another room and barricade herself in with a table.

After forcing himself in, he repeatedly punched and bit her, and threatened to hit her with a mirror that he then threw against a wall.

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