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assaulted by a man resembling Devine. After concluding that all eight attacks were perpetrated by a serial rapist, the police appealed for information on the so-called "Beast of Ibrox". The 31-year-old Devine was arrested after multiple people reported that he matched the rapist's description. Although the most recent victim could not identify him, as he had shaved off his beard after raping her to avoid recognition, another woman whom he had raped the previous year was able to pick him out of a
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security. His attacks were characterised by extreme violence, with Devine frequently beating his victims with a hammer to subdue them. During one undated period, Devine was convicted and imprisoned for the attempted rape of his sister-in-law, but his attacks resumed after his release from prison.
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Devine was linked to the rapes of eight women in Ibrox between 1979 and 1987, although police suspected that he may have had other victims who were too afraid to come forward. He often ensured that large periods of time had passed between attacks in order to lull victims into a false sense of
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