A brutal 24-stone killer and rapist who 'fell asleep, snoring, on top of his trapped victims' after sexually attacking them has been jailed in Russia.
Described by relatives as a model family man, heavyweight bulldozer driver Pavel Shuvalov, 52, has been locked away until the year 2045.
The 'mass rapist', married to a respected teacher with two children, had a secret life as a maniac, a regional court in Irkutsk was told.
Shuvalov murdered two of his victims in a reign of terror in Tulun stretching from 1992.
Brutal 24-stone killer and rapist Pavel Shuvalov, 52, (pictured) who 'fell asleep, snoring, on top of his trapped victims' after sexually attacking them has been jailed in Russia
Police say they have evidence of 60 rapes, including his confessions, but in many cases victims - aged between 13 and 40 - refused to testify or the statute of limitations applied because he had evaded police for so long.
Police investigator Evgeny Karchevsky said a 'characteristic feature of his crimes' was falling asleep after raping his victims who could not escape because of his 24-stone weight.
'Very often, immediately after the rape, the maniac fell asleep right on top of the victim,' he said.
'The victims say that with his huge weight he simply enveloped the woman lying under him and began to snore.
Pictured: Shuvalov in handcuffs during a police recreation at a crime scene
'It was impossible to break free from under this (24-stone) bulk.'
One victim, Valentina Danilova, who waived her anonymity, said: 'He attacked me and my cousin from behind, with a knife.
'It was over
