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The woman, who has not been named, screams as she is kicked and stamped on while the baying mob whoops and cheers during the attack. At one point, her colleague takes his gun out of his holster, but does not shoot. He was later rounded on and left with a broken nose during the violence in the early hours of Monday morning. The pair had been called to a brawl at a house in Champigny-sur-Marne, to the south east of the French capital, where a New Year party was taking place. People were refused entry which led to fighting in the street amongst the gang.

TWITTER The woman screams as she is kicked and stamped on

And sick thugs filmed the attack on the female officer, was the driver of a duty police captain, before uploading it onto the internet. Earlier in the clip, the thugs can be seen rolling over the police patrol car. An unidentified woman in the video can be heard saying in Paris street slang: "The evening has really gone wrong! "Goodness! Poor copper!"

Nouvelle vidéo de l’attaque de la policière hier soir à #Champigny. Nos policiers se font victimiser par les racailles... pic.twitter.com/dJSth4Jdjz — Damien Rieu (@DamienRieu) 1 January 2018

The assailants ran away into a nearby housing estate after leaving the patrol car in ruins. The officers were finally rescued by colleagues and rushed to hospital. Both suffered concussion and other injuries but their condition is not life threatening. A source close to the case said: "The captain had tried to defend the pair using a tear gas canister, but was badly beaten up.

Sur cette vidéo, une policière rouée de coup. Selon les commentaires, ça c’est passé hier soir à Champigny: pic.twitter.com/iu2YU34f4Q — Damien Rieu (@DamienRieu) 1 January 2018

TWITTER The sickening footage on social media has gone viral and sparked outrage across France

"At one stage he produced his service weapon, but did not get a shot off. The female officer has been written off work for at least a week, while the captain will be off for at least 10 days." The brutality was one of countless incidents over the New Year period in France, with more than 1,000 cars torched by vandals. The interior ministry revealed eight police officers and three anti-terror soldiers were injured while on duty during the New Year festivities. The sickening footage on social media has gone viral and sparked outrage across France. French President Emmanuel Macron said: “Those guilty of the cowardly and criminal lynching of police doing their duty on the night of December 31st will be found and punished.

TWITTER The officers were finally rescued by colleagues and rushed to hospital