Wife Killer Lee Milne Exposed as Warped Paedophile Who Attacked Boys in the Street
WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Lee Milne was found guilty of culpable homicide for causing his wife's suicide, but this is not the only horrific crime for which he has been convicted. New details reveal he is also a paedophile who assaulted young boys in public settings.
Abusive Husband Jailed for Killing Wife Who Jumped from Bridge
Lee Milne's wife, Kimberley, took her own life after being terrorised by the domestic abuser. Unbeknownst to many, he was also a paedophile. In a landmark case that was the first of its kind in Scotland, Milne, 39, was found guilty of culpable homicide and jailed for eight years last week after Kimberley died by suicide in July 2023.
He was also convicted of coercive and controlling behaviour towards Kimberley, 28, who jumped from a motorway bridge onto the A90 in Dundee. Milne subjected her to months of torment, trapping her in a marriage she never wanted. She told police he spat on her, strangled her, and punched her in the ribs while she begged him to stop. He tried to cut her off from family and friends, controlled every penny she had, and relentlessly insulted her.
Harrowing Final Moments and Public Assaults
In the last hours of her life, CCTV showed Milne screaming at Kimberley in a supermarket as she cowered in fright, before he tried to drive his car at her, narrowly missing. Her final moments were caught on camera as she walked along the motorway bridge to her death. A witness described her as "cowering, scared" that night in Dundee's Kingsway Retail Park.
But it was not only Kimberley who was frightened of Milne. Last summer, he was convicted of two charges of sexual assault against a child under 13 in Forfar Sheriff's court. One young victim, groped by Milne over his clothes in broad daylight in the middle of a street, said his mum had warned him to steer clear of the 'scary' abuser. Milne was going by the name Lee Roy, nicknamed "Jaffa", at the time.
The child reported: "He got closer and closer, he hugged me first. I pushed him off. He touched my private parts and he touched my butt as well." Another incident in summer 2024 involved Milne groping a child's bottom over their clothes near a Loch.
Sentencing and Expert Reactions
Milne was found guilty on two sexual assault charges and ordered to complete a therapy program for sex offenders, called 'Moving Forward Making Changes'. He was placed on the sex offender's register, under supervision, and banned from contact with children under 16 for three years. In the culpable homicide trial, the jury was not informed about these convictions to ensure a fair trial.
Professor Jane Monkton Smith, an expert in homicide and coercive control, stated: "Coercive control usually either causes the mental health vulnerability or exacerbates it. We cannot separate the coercive control from the suicide. It traps people in a situation where they cannot escape." She added that victims may feel there is no way out after trying various avenues for help.
Reacting to the sentencing, a leading expert noted: "My immediate thought is that the sentence is quite short. If this was a straight homicide, I'm sure the sentence would have been longer. There may still be some way to travel to understand that causing someone to take their own life through relentless abuse is as planned and dangerous as a more common understanding of homicide."
For confidential support, call the 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Freephone Helpline on 0808 2000 247 or visit relevant support websites. If affected by fatal domestic abuse, organisations like AAFDA offer specialist support.
