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Man admits killing father-of-two by pushing him into path of ambulance
Lewis Budge admitted culpable homicide after pushing Robert Bromell into an ambulance path; Bromell died from fatal injuries sustained in the September 2023 incident.
- At the High Court in Glasgow, Budge admitted culpable homicide for pushing Robert Bromell into the path of an ambulance on September 6, 2023.
- After the pub closed at 1am, the men left Markie Dans bar, walking along Corran Esplanade where a parked pop-top caravan obstructed sightlines as an ambulance to Dunollie with blue lights on approached.
- McLean said: `As the ambulance approached, Budge deliberately pushed Bromell on the top half of the front of his body using two hands`, and slowed footage showed Bromell trying to break his fall before being hit on the head by the ambulance.
- Budge was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on February 24, with Lord Arthurson warning a significant custodial sentence is inevitable as investigators called the crime shocking and senseless and Bromell's family described the loss as devastating.
- Budge initially told others Bromell had `stumbled`, but CCTV footage captured him laying hands on the victim; previously convicted of domestic abuse, Budge was on bail before remand.
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The NationalMan admits killing father-of-two by pushing him into path of ambulance
Robert Bromell, 39, was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but he died the following day. A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty to killing a father-of-two by pushing him into the path of an ambulance. Robert Bromell, 39, died after being struck by the vehicle at around 1.35am on September 6 2023 in Oban, Argyll and Bute. He was killed by Lewis Budge, 22, who pushed him into the road at Corran Esplanade on the A85, the High Court in Glasgow hear…
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