I disagree:
“Mr Milne, the jury unanimously convicted you of carrying out a course of abusive behaviour towards your wife, Kimberley Milne, from January 2022 until July 2023.
They also convicted you of culpable homicide, finding that your abusive behaviour caused Kimberley Milne to fall to her death.
Over those 18 months, you repeatedly abused Kimberley Milne. Some of that abuse involved physical violence including seizing her by the neck, restricting her breathing, repeatedly punching her on the head and body, striking her so that she fell and lost consciousness, and repeatedly choking her.
The abuse was not only physical. You belittled her by shouting and swearing at her, calling her names, you tried to cut her off from her family, checked her phone, restricted her movements, and controlled her access to money and transport.
Domestic abuse is rarely about one incident. It is not only about violent acts. It includes more subtle, but nonetheless as harmful, exertions of power and control in a relationship. It builds over time. Each act—whether physical, psychological, or financial—adds to the next, increasing pressure and fear, eroding confidence and independence. It is the cumulative effect of the varied types of abuse that makes domestic abuse so harmful and damaging.
By 27 July 2023, you had split from Kimberley Milne and knew that she was in distress and having difficulties that day. Your response to her that day driving erratically and at speed whilst she was in the car with you, shouting at her and throwing an item at her, acting aggressively and intimidating her, was further abuse carried out by you at a time when she was in a fragile state. Following your actions, Kimberley Milne reached a point of despair, such that she climbed over the barrier of a road bridge and fell to her death. By the jury’s verdict, you must bear responsibility not only for all of your abusive acts but for causing her death.”
https://judiciary.scot/home/sentences-judgments/sentences-and-opinions/2026/04/10/hma-v-lee-milne