Overview
- Lewis Budge, 22, was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Tuesday after pleading guilty to culpable homicide in January.
- He pushed 39-year-old Robert Bromell into the road at Corran Esplanade, Oban, on September 6, 2023; Bromell died the next day at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
- Court findings recorded that the ambulance had blue lights on but no siren, parked cars restricted visibility, and the vehicle was travelling about 36–39 mph.
- Lord Arthurson said Budge used both hands to deliberately push Bromell and stressed the generational impact on the victim’s family.
- Defence counsel said Budge was deeply remorseful, described the act as reckless rather than premeditated, and noted an assessed minimum risk of reoffending.