A Tenby man who broke into the home of a 61-year-old woman and sexually assaulted her has been jailed for 10 years today.

Andrew Check, aged 30, will be on licence after his eventual release until 2034 after a judge ruled he was a dangerous offender as defined by law.

Check, of Westcliff, had admitted assaulting his victim by placing his fingers inside her vagina and anus.

Nicola Powell, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court, how the woman woke in the middle of the night to find Check standing over her in her bedroom.

He was wearing black gloves and holding a knife.

Check, a stranger to the woman, put his hands over her mouth to prevent her from screaming and later placed a pillow over her face.

Miss Powell said his victim feared she was going to be raped and thought that he was carrying out a scene he had seen in a pornographic film. But she maintained sufficient presence of mind to eventually talk him out of continuing the attack.

The court heard that police recovered a shoe print from the scene of the crime and were able to use a database to identify it as of the Fred Perry brand .

During house to house inquiries they discovered a pair of Fred Perry trainers at Check’s home and the victim’s DNA was found on a glove.

In a victim impact statement she said she now suffered from nightmares, anxiety and panic attacks.

“I am unable to sleep and I don’t know how and when I will recover my life again," she added.

Check’s barrister, Catherine Richards, said he now realised he had been addicted to adult pornography.

Judge Keith Thomas said Check should be viewed as a dangerous offender and, as such, would not be released from jail until he was no longer a threat to society.

He told Check, "Such an offence rightly frightens and horrifies people in equal measure.

"You carried out the attack in a callous and determined way.”