A rapist who abused seven victims over the course of 25 years had his prison sentence increased.

Robert McGeachy, 64, was jailed for eight years in June after he was found guilty of 17 charges at the High Court in Glasgow. 

But now, this was increased to 12 years behind bars, following a successful appeal by the Crown.

McGeachy’s campaign of physical and sexual abuse took place at various addresses, including in Glasgow's East End and Southside areas between 1978 and 2003. 

The court heard earlier this year that he sexually abused a young child.  

He also attacked a teenager, forced a cloth into her mouth and tied her hands behind her back on one occasion.

McGeachy later raped a woman and also pressed a knife to her throat.

He went on to be repeatedly violent to another woman which saw her choked, headbutted and a finger gouged into her eye.

McGeachy also punched her, bit her ear and held her over a bath.

A young child was then belted with a slipper, punched and hit on the head.

He finally slapped another child on the body as well as hit them with a slipper.

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Kenny Donnelly, deputy crown agent for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said: “We are committed to improving the criminal justice journey for victims, from the stage of reporting all the way through to sentencing. 

“Prosecutors have a responsibility in legislation to consider appeals based upon undue leniency in sentencing. 

"Such appeals are rare but important to ensure the public interest is properly served.  

"They allow the court to review sentences that the Crown believe fall outside the range of punishment reasonably considered appropriate.  

"COPFS believes that it is important that the harm caused by sexual offending, and the culpability of the convicted person, must be consistently reflected in sentencing decisions.”