A WOMAN who was sexually assaulted bit off the tongue of her would-be rapist before handing it over to cops as evidence, according to reports.
The 57-year-old woman was walking her dog at 4am on Sunday 19 February in Avignon, France, when a man began following her.
According to France Bleu, the man approached her and attempted to forcefully hug and kiss her.
He then slipped his hands down her trousers.
After desperately trying to defend herself, the woman bit off her attackers tongue.
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The woman fled home, carrying the torn off tongue that she would later use as evidence.
She then took the bloody chunk of flesh to her local police station while accompanied by her son.
Officers went to the scene and arrested the man, who is from Tunisia and is allegedly living in France illegally.
The man now faces immediate trial and authorities have demanded he leave France.
He told officials the woman was the one who had attacked him, according to local reports.
