A terrified woman gave a live Facebook commentary as she was followed home after her Christmas party and told friends: 'Help - I'm scared s***less'.

Fiona Walker, from just outside Kilmarnock, said she was too frightened to call the police so begged for help on social media instead.

Friends, including one from California, spotted her messages and told her to dial 999.

She said afterwards: 'I was too frightened to make a phone call, as he was so close that he would have heard what I said.'

Terrified: Fiona Walker, who works in the cycling industry, gave a live Facebook commentary as she was followed home after her Christmas party

Drama: Ms Walker, who works in the cycling industry, was walking the five miles home from Kilmarnock town centre to Stewarton because of a lack of taxis at around 2am

Ms Walker, who works in the cycling industry, was walking the five miles home from Kilmarnock town centre to Stewarton because of a lack of taxis at around 2am.

But then she noticed a man appeared to be following her so took to Facebook. As he got closer her messages got increasingly garbled.

After walking half the distance home a friend who had seen her messages drove the route and found her. The man then ran away.

She told the Daily Record: 'I'm not stupid enough to walk all the way to Stewarton but because I didn't know what time I'd be heading home I didn't book a taxi.'

Fiona Walker, from just outside Kilmarnock, said she was too frightened to call the police when she was followed so begged for help on social media instead.

As the man got closer Fiona's messages got increasingly garbled

A friend who had seen her messages drove the route and found her. The man then ran away

Friends rushed to wish Fiona well and urged people to book taxis over the Christmas period

'When there were none in town I just assumed I'd be able to flag one down if I started walking'.

It has led to a police warning to people out alone over Christmas.