A man who had been accused of downloading extreme pornography while on a sexual offences prevention order has had the charge against him dropped.

David Galey, 57, was said to have got the four images depicting of bestiality from the internet in April last year having been put on the order about 18 months before.

But the court heard he was found unfit to stand trial two years ago, and later found to have downloaded indecent images of children.

Colin Meeke, prosecuting, told Swindon Crown Court that it had been decided it was not in the public interest to continue with the matter.

After Galey, of Bendy Bow, Oaksey, near Malmesbury, was found unfit two years ago a trial to find whether he did the act was held.

After a jury ruled the case was found, the defendant was given an absolute discharge by a judge as well as the order restricting his liberty.

At a hearing earlier this year a court was told his mental health is now such that he may not be able to follow the trial process as a result of a stroke he suffered in 2007.

Galey's IQ had plummeted as a result going from normal to being on the borderline of learning difficulties.

In 2014 he was deemed unable to concentrate for more than five minutes at a time because of damage to his frontal lobe, and was also very suggestible.

At the time he was also wheelchair bound although this years the court heard he was now able to drive and had a mobility vehicle.

After Mr Meeke offered no evidence Recorder Jason Taylor returned a formal not guilty verdict.

The sexual offences prevention order imposed in September 2014 remains in position.