A serial rapist who strangled women during a campaign of brutality is facing a lengthy prison sentence.
Tyrone McLuckie abused and assaulted three victims in his home town of Leven, Fife, during which they were subjected to sexual assaults.
The mother of one teenager took photographs of injuries to her which were shown to a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh during McLuckie’s trial.
The 42-year-old woman told advocate depute Peter Ferguson KC that she was concerned after speaking to her daughter on a video chat app and saw she had a black eye.
She contacted police and subsequently took photos of injuries on her face, neck, arms and legs. She said her daughter also revealed that McLuckie “forced himself on her”
Claimed sex was ‘consensual’
McLuckie, 23, a prisoner in Perth, denied a series of charges during his trial but was found guilty of nine crimes on Wednesday.
He was convicted of four offences of rape, two of sexual assault and three of abusive behaviour committed between July 2019 and May 2021.
The court heard that one woman said during a rape attack that she kept saying ‘no’ but McLuckie put his hand over her mouth and was pulling her hair during the assault.
During abuse she suffered from McLuckie he grabbed her by the neck and throttled her, restricting her breathing.
He also punched, kicked and pinched her on the body, threatened her with violence and made her carry out sex acts on him.
A second woman was also punched, kicked, throttled and threatened. She was also pushed to the ground and subjected to verbal abuse by McLuckie, who also raped her and made her perform sex acts.
The third victim was aged 17 when she was abused, assaulted and raped by McLuckie. He punched, kicked and bit her on the body, pulled her hair and spat on her.
McLuckie told the court that he had met his first victim through Facebook, but maintained that he never hit her. He said: “We had arguments, but no threats or violence.” He said all sexual activity with her was consensual.
Judge Alison Stirling deferred sentence on McLuckie until next month for the preparation of a background report.
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