A riot broke out in a quiet country village when more than 200 protesters threw stones and lit fires outside the house of a woman they suspected of being a sex offender.

The angry mob shouting 'paedo' and 'nonce' were broken up by at about 4am when the 24-year-old woman and another person were escorted from the house by armed police.

The crowd had gathered in Monkton, Pembrokeshire just after 9pm on Tuesday night after a series of sex allegations against the woman were made on Facebook.

An angry mob gathered outside a woman's home in Monkton, Pembrokeshire after a series of sex allegations

The angry mob shouted 'paedo' and 'nonce' at the house and were not broken up by police until 4am

Hundreds of people threw stones at the council house and smashed windows before police with dogs finally managed to send them away.

The mob suspected that some five years ago the woman had lured a 16-year-old girl to a house party where she was plied with drink and drugs before being gang raped.

Before that the mob claimed she had been responsible for forcing two boys, aged nine and ten, to perform sex acts on each other in a park

She was allegedly jailed for a minimum of four years in 2012. But villagers said she was released and moved more than 200 miles away to Pembrokeshire under a new identity.

The mob suspected that in 2011 the woman had lured a 16-year-old girl to a house party where she was plied with drink and drugs before being gang raped

Police said two people were removed from the house for their own safety after the riot

One witness, who did not want to be named, said: 'It all kicked off with a post on Facebook that the woman was living there.

'There was a large crowd when I got there on both sides of the property. Police car tyres let down, screams of 'paedo' and 'nonce'.

'There was a large police presence about 40-50 - they tried to calm the situation and clear the crowd but failed.

'An Inspector told the crowd to disperse, then about 3am large group of police, some armed some with riot shields and a dog moved on the house and removed the occupants.

Villagers say the woman was released and moved more than 200 miles away to Pembrokeshire under a new identit

One witness, who did not want to be named, said: 'It all kicked with a post on Facebook that the woman was living there;'

'The crowd were screaming and it started to get out of hand - very angry scenes.'

One police car had its tyres let down and officers had to be kitted out with riot shields to control the crowds.

Police say two people were removed from the house for their own safety.

A Dyfed-Powys Police spokeswoman said: 'The disturbance at Gwilliam Court, Monkton, was brought to a conclusion at approximately 3am with support from South Wales Police and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Team.

'Two occupants from within a property were safely removed.

The mob gathered after Facebook users said a woman sex offender, who is now living under another name, was staying at the two-bedroom house

The online post was shared more than 1,000 times by people, who then organised a protest

One police car had its tyres let down and officers had to be kitted out with riot shields to control the crowds

'Members of the public that had gathered were issued with a Section 35 Dispersal Order, which assists in the movement of people within a designated area for a period of 48 hours.

'The incident concluded at around 3.40am with the crowd having dispersed and with no arrests made.'