SNS GroupA chef pulled a woman by the hair from her open car window amid a dispute over a parking space.
Martin Wilson, 46, attacked the woman outside his home in Glasgow’s Queen’s Park on April 23, 2025.
Wilson was enraged after the woman tried to park in a space which he had earmarked for scaffolders doing work to his roof.
Wilson currently runs a mobile catering company for film sets and was previously involved in a luxury restaurant tour bus.
First offender Wilson pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to assault.
The court heard that at 9am, the woman was looking for a parking space before she started work.
She saw a vacant space but was approached by Wilson on foot.
Prosecutor Redmond Harris said: “A discussion took place in relation to the space being saved for scaffolders working in the area.
“Thereafter, Wilson grabbed her by the hair with his hand and began pulling her head out the open window of her vehicle.
“He released his grip and walked away from the vehicle.”
The victim, who was in “disbelief”, contacted the police who later attended Wilson’s home and arrested him.
He replied to the caution and charge: “I grabbed her, it was a flashpoint, I then let her go and walked away.”
Muray Macara, defending, told the court that that his client had moved his vehicle from the space for the scaffolders when the woman moved into it.
He claimed that the victim’s vehicle had made contact with Mr Wilson’s left thigh at around one or two miles per hour.
Mr Macara said: “He moved to the side of the vehicle and words were exchanged and he pulled her hair.”
Sheriff Owen Mullan fined Wilson £450 and ordered him to pay the woman £750 in compensation.
The sheriff said: “I accept this incident arose out of a parking dispute you had with your victim.
“There was no justification reaching in and pulling her hair.
“I see you have offered no apology.”
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