Victim horrified as serial abuser of women gets out of prison early

A sadistic abuser who brutalised four women over several years is being released from prison less than halfway through his sentence.

Personal trainer Michael Mccash, from Dundee, was jailed for three years in January last year after admitting a string of attacks on women.

Following an appeal, his prison term was reduced from 36 to 27 months, with a supervision order cut to one year from two.

But he is to be released from prison on January 29 after serving just over 12 months of his already reduced sentence.

One of his victims, who asked to remain anonymous, said she had received a letter from the Scottish Prison Service telling her Mccash is to be released on January 29.

The letter stated he could be released up to two days earlier “if there was clear evidence it

would help reintegration into community”.

The victim said: “It’s absolutely outrageous he’s going to be walking the streets again next week.

“This is why people don’t come forward about domestic violence, because they go through months or years building a case, reliving the trauma, for the court system to his the just slap you in the face. I don’t understand how you can plead guilty and admit to a crime but constantly have your sentence reduced.”

Mccash repeatedly attacked four women over an eight-year period at multiple addresses in the city. He held knives to the throats of some of the women and punched and spat on others.

He also threw a chair and mobile phone at one of his victims.

“We as victims have a lifelong sentence, our lives are affected forever by the things he’s done,” said the woman.

Mccash was initially told he would be supervised for two years and he was issued with non-harassment orders banning him from contacting his four victims for 10 years.

But he will now only be subject to supervision for 12 months after the appeal judge’s ruling.

Michael Mccash.