CHRISTOPHER SCAMP WHO BECAME INTERNET SENSATION BY PLAYING PIANO IN GLASGOW CENTRAL STATION JAILED
A pianist exposed as a jealous and violent domestic abuser of women has been jailed for eight months.Christopher Scamp, 31, became an internet sensation after he started playing a grand piano in Glasgow Central Station last year.
But his darker side emerged in court when he was convicted of attacking two victims after moving in with them and subjecting them to prolonged and humiliating abuse, including demanding to see their phones and accusing them of cheating on him.
Scamp, of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, flicked a cigarette at the first woman before punching and kicking her, the town's sheriff court heard.
He punched, kicked, choked and slapped the second woman then snatched her glasses from her face, causing scratches, and kicked her in the stomach.
Scamp, originally of Liverpool, was found guilty of two charges of assaulting both women and two of subjecting them to threatening or abusive behaviour.
The offences happened at the victims' homes in Kilmarnock between January and November 2018.
In one case, the campaign of violence and intimidation lasted for three months while the other victim's ordeal went on for eight months.
Mhairi Mair, prosecuting, told Scamp he subjected his victims to an "extremely distressing" course of conduct, involving first controlling then physically and mentally abusing them.
Sheriff Michael Hanlon told Scamp: "I do not see an alternative to custody in this case and there is no suggestion of remorse.
I consider the offences both targeted and serious." Stamp, currently in custody over an alleged bail offence, had denied the charges, claiming his victims were jealous and had conspired to invent the claims.
He was also served with two-year non-harassment orders to protect both victims.
