Watch: Former police officer drives car through office window to try to murder his ex and her mum

William McBurnie, 57, was nearly three times the legal limit when he deliberately crashed into a funeral directors

This is the moment a former policeman drove his car into a funeral directors office in an attempt to kill his ex-girlfriend and her mother.
William McBurnie, 57, was nearly three times the legal limit when he deliberately mounted the pavement and smashed through the glass window in the Borders town of Jedburgh.
Zoe Turnbull, 46, and her mother Beverley, 71, survived after pinning themselves against the walls as the silver Suzuki crashed into the building.
On Monday McBurnie, from Northern Ireland, pleaded guilty to attempted murder at the High Court in Livingston.
The court heard how McBurnie had struggled to come to terms with the end of his two-year relationship in June 2022 and had been drinking heavily for four months.
On the morning of the crash in December 2022, the former officer and police driving instructor had been drinking whisky since 6am while watching Peaky Blinders.
Ms Turnbull spotted McBurnie’s car speeding straight towards the glass-fronted office and shouted to her mother: “He’s coming! He’s coming! He’s coming through the window!”
McBurnie then got out of the car with a wrist injury and said: “Sorry, I don’t know what I was thinking.”
Judge Lord Mulholland told McBurnie to expect a lengthy sentence for the “cowardly, selfish and at the very least wickedly reckless” act.
The court heard that Ms Turnbull had suffered a bruised leg and been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and tinnitus.
Her mother had two heart attacks after leaving the building.
Before the incident, McBurnie is said to have bombarded Ms Turnbull with unwanted phone calls and repeatedly turned up at her office.
Ms Turnbull said in a statement: “I’m glad his true self can now be revealed as a result of this conviction – I’m now determined to stay strong and take back control of my life.”
Gareth Jones, defending, said McBurnie had expressed “genuine remorse” for his actions which he acknowledged had been “entirely reckless”.