A "despicable" stalker has been sent to prison as he snuck into his neighbour's bedroom while she was sleeping.
Philip Robinson's victim was petrified when she woke to discover him lurking at the bottom of her bedroom, at approximately 11:30pm on June 11. When she shouted: "What are you doing? Get out," other family members were woken up, and they forced the man out of the house as he repeatedly apologised.
Robinson, 40, snuck in through an unlocked window at the victim's home in Warboys, Cambridgeshire and went up the stairs, police stated. A judge at Peterborough Crown Court jailed Robinson for two years and three months after he pleaded guilty to stalking with harm and distress at a previous hearing.
Cambridgeshire Police said Robinson had been ramping up his campaign of stalking towards the victim in the months leading up to the incident.
The court heard how Robinson would ride his mobility scooter at the end of his driveway, watch her at home and try to talk to her as she came out, which she tried to avoid. He would then travel down a communal pathway near to her garden and frequently parked his scooter so it would face her home for up to 15 minutes at a time.
Having been arrested in June, the court heard Robinson broke his bail conditions several times and was arrested for a continuation of stalking. A police interview revealed that Robinson said the victim had flirted with him by wearing shorts and because she had talked to him.
Robinson appeared in her bedroom because he thought she had sent him a text inviting him. However, he then stated he was wrong and he didn't receive any message of this type.
DC Alan Tregilgas thanked the victim for reporting the incident and said: "Robinson's behaviour was despicable, it was a frightening experience for the victim in her own home where she should feel safe."