An abusive husband who tried to kill his estranged wife by driving over her twice has been jailed for seven years and four ...

William Budge subjected his wife Sandra to assaults and abusive behaviour before he attempted to murder her in 2024.

A judge told Hugh Mullen at the High Court in Edinburgh: "Rape is always a serious crime with devastating consequences for the victim." Lord Lake said: "Your victim was young and clearly vulnerable.

Lord Lake told Budge that he would have faced an 11-year jail term for the murder bid but that would be modified to take into account his guilty pleas. The judge jailed him for seven years and ...

A MANIAC driver who mowed down his wife TWICE in a brutal car park murder bid has been caged for seven years and four months. Spurned William Budge, 62, was captured on camera carrying out the ...

Sentencing Budge, Lord Lake told him the video of the murder bid was "quite horrifying to watch". The judge said Budge used his car as a weapon and added: "The callousness and cruelty of your ...