August 2023

‘Dangerous’ rapist jailed for six years after violent attack

A ‘dangerous’ rapist has been jailed for six years.

At the High Court in Edinburgh, Matthew McGowan, 40, was found guilty of raping a woman

The ‘sustained and violent attack’ took place in the Forth Valley area in October 2021 and McGowan was sentenced yesterday, Thursday, 17 August, at the High Court in Lanark.