A SEX attacker who raped a woman on Valentine's Day has been jailed for six years.

Gilbert Murray subjected the victim to a horror ordeal amid claims he also told her he had killed her pet rabbit.

The 30-year-old later raped another woman after demanding she have sex.

Murray was today sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow having earlier been convicted of a total of five charges.

The crimes spanned between December 2012 and January 2019 at different addresses in Clydebank.

Judge John McCormick also ordered Murray - who had a previous conviction for domestic assault - to be supervised for two years on his release.

Murray, of Alexandria, had denied the charges.

He raped the first woman on February 14, 2016, which included tying her wrists to a radiator.

He had earlier been repeatedly violent towards her with physical attacks starting on Christmas Day 2012.

Prosecutors stated this victim was kicked, punched, pushed down stairs, stamped upon and grabbed by the neck.

In a charge withdrawn during the trial, it was claimed Murray also told the woman he had fatally harmed her rabbit as well as accusations he tried to control who she could contact.

Murray put the second woman through a similar ordeal.

As well as being raped between August 2018 and August 2019, the thug was also physically violent to her including choking her.

In another charge which was deleted by prosecutors, it was said Murray told this victim that he had "access to a gun" and threatened to shoot her.

Jurors convicted Murray of raping the first victim as well as assaulting her to her injury.

He was convicted of two charges of rape on the second woman and assaulting her to her severe injury.

Ronnie Renucci KC, defending, said: "Mr Murray is not an unintelligent young man.

"He recognises a custodial sentence is inevitable albeit he does not accept his guilt in these matters. He maintains his innocence."

The advocate said Murray has the support of his partner and "family network".

Judge McCormick also imposed non-harassment orders banning Murray from approaching either victim for the next 10 years.