Overview
- Fawaz Alsamaou, 33, pleaded guilty to sexual assault and intentional strangulation and was sentenced to 37 months at Newport Crown Court.
- Police-released CCTV shows him following the woman from Pulse nightclub before the 4am attack under a railway bridge near Salisbury Road in the Cathays area.
- He was identified after a public appeal on BBC Crimewatch and later arrested in Huddersfield by West Yorkshire Police.
- Judge Celia Hughes said he is highly likely to be deported after serving his sentence and described the crime as a predatory attack.
- A victim impact statement detailed ongoing nightmares, poor sleep and reduced social activity since the assault.