A BORDERS woman has spoken following the sentencing of her ex-partner who attempted to kill her and her mother.
Zoe Turnbull, 46 and her mum Beverly Turnbull, 71, were in Ms Turnbull’s Funeral Directors in Market Place, Jedburgh, when William McBurnie drove “at speed” through the window in December 2022.
Former policeman McBurnie, 57, was sentenced today at Livingston High Court to a 13-year extended sentence, with 11 in custody, after pleading guilty to attempted murder last month.
Ms Turnbull gave a statement through her law firm Digby Brown on the sentencing.
She said: "Finally, after two years of physical, emotional and practical chaos, we have justice.
"McBurnie was the Jekyll and Hyde of Jedburgh - charming in public but dangerous behind the scenes.
“I believe the attempt on my life happened because he knew he was losing his grip on me and this extreme act was some warped and cowardly attempt to control things.
“He was just a forceful monster who encroached on our lives and used violence to get his own way.
"Objectively, after what he did, jail really is the only place for him.”
Ms Turnbull thanked everyone who had supported her in the community, the NHS, the police and prosecutors.
She added: "My mother and I now hope to put this painful chapter behind us so we request our privacy is respected as we move forwards."
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