Rapist guilty of ‘appalling offences’ including removing woman’s teeth with pliers will serve at least 10 years

Donald Jeffrey, 44, who will serve a minimum of ten years in prison, was convicted of attempted murder as well as five counts of rape and a number of serious assaults The Herald reports.

A jury was told how he raped the woman repeatedly, attempted to drown her in a freezing bath and threatened to throw her out of a window.

He also demanded she lie on the ground while he dropped dumbbells on her body.

In one instance he pulled her teeth out with pliers then made her pose in front of a mirror and smile.

The woman suffered the attacks between 2008 and 2014. The High Court in Glasgow heard Mr Jeffrey raped and assaulted another woman between 1994 and 1998.

He was convicted of a total of 13 charges after a trial earlier this year at the High Court in Glasgow.

At the High Court in Paisely, Lord Matthews also imposed a lifelong restriction on the rapist, who denied the allegations.

He will serve ten years for the “appalling offences” before he becomes eligible for parole and will be put on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.

Lord Matthews said: “You were found guilty of a catalogue of appalling offences against two vulnerable women who had the misfortune to be your partners.

“The relationships were characterised by jealousy, serious violence and rape.

“You dominated the lives of these women and subjected them to extreme emotional and physical cruelty as well as sexual aggression.”

He added: “It is obvious you are a very dangerous man and it is my duty to protect the public from you for as long as you are able to lift a finger, I propose therefore to make an order for lifelong restriction.”