‘Monster’ bodybuilder raped three women he was in relationships with

Mark McMillan has been convicted of raping and beating three former partners.

A victim who suffered internal bleeding at the hands of a serial rapist has spoken out about the horrifying five-month ordeal she endured before his conviction.

Bodybuilder Mark McMillan was found guilty last month of launching sex acts against three different women he was in relationships between 2022 and July 2023 in Ayrshire, Scotland, reports Daily Record.

One of his victims, Lynne-Marie Hand, has bravely waived her right to anonymity to tell her story as to how she was “manipulated” and subject to a campaign of physical and sexual violence under McMillan’s brute force that left her unconscious and in fear of her life.

The 39-year-old said she “took pity” on him after he sold her a “sob story” within days of meeting in January 2023. Yet not long after, he abused her, regularly strangling and knocking her unconscious as her raped her.

His fists also left her black and blue with injuries to her face and body, while one particularly brutal sexual assault left her with internal bleeding. In another attack, Lynne-Marie claims he “stamped” on her in a drug-fuelled rage after he lost his stash of cocaine.

The sick 46-year-old predator was found guilty of attacking three women at High Court in Kilmarnock on December 15. His first victim was raped on various occasions at addresses in Stevenston from January until December in 2022.

The court heard how another woman was repeatedly raped between June and September of 2022. She was also strangled and hit on her head and body during the attacks.

Lynne-Marie has bravely waived her right to anonymity to open up about the traumatic ordeal she faced and to urge other women to steer clear if he’s released. Within days of meeting, she said he convinced her to allow him to move, telling her he had “no gas or electricity.”

“I took pity on him but he never left and the abuse started soon after,” she told the Record.

“He had a severe cocaine habit and one night he started attacking me in bed and stamping on me because he couldn’t find his drugs and I wouldn’t give him cash to buy more.

“I split up with him, but he was on the phone crying and begging for forgiveness so I let him back into the house and he raped me for the first time that night. After that it became so frequent it was happening almost every day and would usually start while I was asleep.

“He’d choke me at the same time and knock me unconscious. I lost a lot of weight while I was with him and he was a huge, powerful bodybuilder.

“I knew he could have killed me very easily and I was terrified that I would die at his hands. He is a monster.”

After suffering internal injuries in July 2023, Lynne-Marie knew she had to get out of the relationship and plucked up the courage to kick McMillan out of her house for good with the support of police and Women’s Aid. CCTV cameras were installed around her home for her safety.

Soon after, Lynne-Marie found a phone McMillan had left behind containing old messages from his two other victims. She contacted them and told them she had gone to the police – prompting both of the women to come forward.

McMillan was remanded in prison after he was convicted in December and will be sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on January 21.

Lynne-Marie is now urging the authorities to keep him banged up behind bars. “He raped and attacked three women in a year and no jail sentence can be long enough,” she said. “What he has put me and his other two victims through will live with us forever, so he should have to face the consequences now.

Sharing images of her battered body, including bruises to her arms and face, Lynne-Marie added that she is sharing her story so members of the public know who McMillan is in a bid to help protect other women.

She said: “I want everyone to see his face and know what he did to me, because if he ever gets out, I know I did what I could to make sure other people are safe from him.

“I know he will be a danger to women and society whenever he is released.”