A violent sex attacker who put two women through horror ordeals is behind bars.

Anthony Brazil repeatedly tormented his victims including raping both.

Jurors heard the 35-year-old described as a "monster" for what he had done.

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The first offender - who is deaf and requires the use of a sign interpreter - was convicted of a total of eight charges this week following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Brazil was remanded in custody for what a judge called "grave" offences pending sentencing.

The crimes occurred between December 2006 and August 2020 in Lanarkshire.

Brazil verbally abused the first woman, locked her in a flat, broke her laptop and hair straighteners as well as demanded sex from her.

He went on to rape and indecently assault her at his home in Motherwell.

Brazil was physically and sexually abusive with the second victim.

As well as being raped, prosecutors said offences against the victim included breaking her finger, hurling hot food at her as well as punching, kicking and pushing her.

The thug cut up her clothes, tried to control who she could visit and claimed the only person she could "trust" was him.

Sick Brazil further took an intimate photo of the woman without her knowing.

In his closing speech to jurors, Lewis Kennedy, defending, said it may be Brazil was responsible for behaviour which was "not gentlemanly" and could be described as "self-absorbed and chauvinistic".

The taking of the intimate picture was also "a violation of privacy" and "out of order".

But, Mr Kennedy stated: "Is he really the monster (the two women) have portrayed him to be?"

After the verdicts, prosecutor Lindsey Dalziel said Brazil had no previous convictions.

Mr Kennedy asked Lord Arthurson for Brazil to remain on bail.

But, the judge told Brazil: "You have been convicted by the jury of a catalogue of offences including, notably, crimes of a grave sexual nature.

"There has been an application for bail, which I will refuse.

"Your bail will be revoked in light of the convictions and the significant custodial sentence that will follow."

Brazil - who was put on the sex offenders list - will return to court on September 30 in Edinburgh.