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Watch: Former policeman crashes into shop in attempt to murder ex-partner

CCTV footage shows former policeman William McBurnie driving his car through a funeral home window when his ex-partner and her mother were in the premises.

At the High Court in Livingston, the 57-year-old from Northern Ireland pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Zoe Turnbull, 46, and Beverley Turnbull, 71.

McBurnie had been drunk behind the wheel of his car when he smashed through the glass window front in Jedburgh.

Both Zoe and Beverley Turnbull narrowly escaped serious injury.

9 September 2024

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Edinburgh, Fife & East

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