A RAPIST has been jailed for eight years for subjecting a young woman to what a judge described as "an utterly terrifying ordeal".

Craig Hyslop's victim was driven around dark country roads in Renfrewshire in his van on January 2 before being raped twice.

On two occasions the woman bravely tried to flee from 22-year-old Hyslop, once when his van was parked in Old Greenock Road and also when it was stopped at Bishopton Cemetery.

She tried to run away on each occasion but was chased by Hyslop and forced back into his van and said she feared for her life.

John McElroy, representing Hyslop, told the High Court in Glasgow: "His position is that he denies he raped her. However, he was convicted of very serious charges by the jury."