A Donegal woman who was savagely assaulted by a stranger on Saturday night has taken to Facebook to appeal for witnesses.

Shanan Reid McDaid was walking down a street in Letterkenny when she passed by a man. As he passed her, he called her a "slut" and "bitch".

She turned around to confront him and he immediately attacked her, punching her 10 - 15 times.

She explained the details on her Facebook page:

"Between 2:59 and 3:10 a man followed me up past the brewery and outside cara house attacked me. The man was around 5'9 and roughly between the age of 30 and 40.


"I'm not 100% sure of what he looked like but he seemed to be wearing what I made out to be a navy/dark coloured blazer with a white/light coloured shirt underneath.

I don't think the blazer was part of a suit as I think he wore dark denim jeans. I believe his hair was a light brown/dirty blonde colour."

She also posted pictures after the assault which are very upsetting:

At the moment there is no footage of the man that could help in identifying him but Shanan is appealing to taxi drivers in the area who may have picked up the man after the assault.

She has asked that anyone who has any information that could help in catching this dangerous man to contact the Garda on 0749167100.