GETTY A German father has been hailed as a hero after rescuing his daughter from an attacker

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The 57-year-old man raced to the crime scene in the town of Kleve after his daughter telephoned him to say; "There's a man following me home dad....." When he got there the man had punched his daughter almost unconscious, was on top of her and tearing at her clothes after dragging her from the side of the road into undergrowth.

GETTY The 57-year-old raced to save his daughter after she called him to say she was being followed

Her dad, who arrived at the scene on a push-scooter, leaped off screaming, hauled the drunken attacker off his daughter and punched him several times. He then held him down with his body while calling police and an ambulance on his mobile phone.

GETTY The 23-year-old was attack while she walked home after not being abel to find a taxi

A patrol car raced to the scene and took the "heavily intoxicated" Syrian into custody. He is facing charges of assault and attempted sexual assault.

This man in a hero German police

The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment but later released. The 23-year-old had been to a disco with friends the previous evening, could not find a cab at 5.30am on Sunday morning to get home so began the two mile walk to the house she lives in with her parents.

GETTY The dad pulled the drunken attacker of his daughter and pinned him down while calling the police