47-yr-old ex-Northern Irish police officer, William McBurnie, pleaded guilty to attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend and her mother by crashing his car into a funeral home in December.

William McBurnie, a 47-year-old former Northern Irish police officer, pleaded guilty to attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend, Zoe Turnbull, and her mother, Beverley, by crashing his car into a funeral home in Jedburgh, Scotland, in December 2022. McBurnie, who was heavily intoxicated, had struggled with the relationship's end and exhibited alarming behavior towards Zoe. Both women sustained minor injuries, and McBurnie awaits sentencing.