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Scots ‘hairdresser from hell' jailed for horrific domestic abuse against multiple women for second time in a decade

The brute changed his name after being jailed ten years ago for abusing three other women. BULLY BARBER JAILED Scots 'hairdresser from hell' jailed for horrific domestic abuse against multiple women for second time in a decade A BOYFRIEND-from-hell hairdresser has been jailed after being found guilty of a catalogue of horrific domestic abuse against multiple women - for the second time in 10 years. During a campaign of abuse spanning from 2017 to 2024, William Hill, 44, bombarded ex-girlfriends with menacing calls and texts, held one captive in his flat, tried to strangle another and threatened to kill her. Advertisement 3 William Hill, who was formerly known as James Simpson, owns Scottish Barbers in Dundee Credit: Facebook 3 The bully subjected his victims to horrifying abuse against multiple women Credit: Facebook 3 He was jailed at Perth Sheriff Court for 28 months and non-harassment orders against all of his victims Credit: Mark Ferguson The sicko also mocked another about the death of her stillborn child - telling her that her 'DNA was s***'. The brute, whose birth name was James Simpson, changed his name after being jailed ten years ago for abusing three other women. During a trial in May, Perth Sheriff Court heard he demanded his girlfriends cease contact with other men and even tried to prevent one from speaking to the joiner who was working on her home. The dad, of Forfar, and who owns Scottish Barbers in Dundee, denied any wrongdoing whatsoever, even claiming he was the victim of a controlling girlfriend. Advertisement The in-denial bully came up with excuse after excuse for the abusive messages he sent to his former partners, including one stating: 'I will kill anyone you're with, I swear.' One victim recalled to the court how Hill would be 'foaming at the mouth' when he got really angry. Hill claimed one of his girlfriends was 'manipulative and obsessive,' claiming she had forced him to put a tracking app on his phone so she knew where he was - when the reality was that he would try to call and text her constantly whenever she was not with him. The court heard that around the anniversary of the death of the woman's stillborn child, Hill told her 'her DNA was s***', and in another message commenting on her children saying: 'One dead…One that hates you and scared of you….Hahaha munter.' Advertisement During the trial, when asked if he regretted sending this message, callous Hill said: 'No, because it's a fact.' After the relationship ended, Hill bombarded her with menacing and abusive calls, even threatening to 'bomb' her new boyfriend's parents' home, and claimed he was watching the new boyfriend's home - at one point sending his ex a photo of her new partner's work van parked outside his home - while continuing to hurl insults, calling her a 'fat slag' and a 'b****' Man, 39, dies in hospital after 'major incident' in Scots town as cops lock down street & arrest suspect The court heard how Hill persistently called a previous girlfriend during their relationship in 2017 - and argued so much with her, she became sleep deprived. She was ordered to stop contact with men and delete her social media posts. On one occasion, he held the woman prisoner at his then-Dundee home, refusing to let her leave, blocking her exit and hiding the key. Advertisement Hill assaulted the woman and chased her into the female toilets of the Dundee's Deja Vu nightclub and repeatedly banged on cubicle doors. Hill attacked a fourth woman at an address in Kirriemuir, in February 2024, pushing her against a cupboard before seizing her by the throat and compressing her neck. Jurors found him guilty of three counts of threatening or abusive behaviour, three assaults, a charge of abduction, stalking by engaging in a course of conduct that caused fear or alarm and two charges of engaging in an abusive course of behaviour. The abuse took place in Dundee, Kirriemuir and Kemnay, Aberdeenshire. Sheriff William Wood told him only a custodial sentence would be appropriate due to his previous criminal record, the nature of these offences, the number of women affected and the period of time it went on for. Advertisement He added: 'It is hoped that you will now wake up and smell the coffee and realise this is not a way in which you should conduct personal relationships. There is some hope that you will go on and have a normal relationship.' Hill was also subject to a supervision release order for 12 months and non-harassment orders against all four women.