A violent thug punched a news anchor in the face half-way through his report on a feminist 'glitter protest' calling for stronger sexual offence laws in Mexico.

Juan Manual Jimenez fell to the ground after a protester slammed his fist into his face in Mexico City.

The demonstration began after two teenage girls accused police officers of rape. Some 500 women took to the streets on Friday and the city's police chief was doused in pink glitter.

A male protester stands next to news anchor Juan Manual Jimenez before launching his fist in to Mr Jimenez's face in Mexico City on Friday

Mr Jimenez is knocked out by the punch and lays on the ground. He received medical attention and is now recovering

Mr Jimenez says in Spanish: '[The protesters] are throwing things at people who are trying to help them through different ways, the media.'

A woman, who is holding hands with a little girl, shouts in to the reporter's microphone. She says: 'Yo si te creo.' Roughly translating to 'I believe you'.

Mr Jimenez says: 'The whole world believes women, the whole world believes [these] women.'

A man, who can be seen standing nearby throughout the video, moves next to Mr Jimenez as he says: 'Right now they are very angry. I'm going to move to a different location.'

Suddenly, the man launches his right fist in to Mr Jimenez's face, knocking him out and causing him to fall on to the concrete.

A woman who is holding hands with a little girl shouts in to the reporter's microphone. She says: 'Yo si te creo.' Roughly translating to 'I believe you'

Glitter is thrown over Mr Jimenez. Women took to the streets of Mexico City on Friday in what has been dubbed a 'glitter protest'

As the reporter lies on the ground women throw glitter at his attacker, grab at his clothes, and try to hold on to him. The TV camera follows the man as he runs through the crowds in a bid to escape.

Following the attack Mr Jimenez, who received treatment for his injuries, tweeted: 'Violence will always be unacceptable.'

Another clip shows Melissa del Pozo de Milenio, a reporter for Milenio Televisione Network, being grappled by a woman wearing all black, as more women behind them appear to stab at a sign with sharp knives.

Mexico City's laws are said to 'contradict international standards' and Human Rights Watch say they 'do not adequately protect women and girls against domestic and sexual violence'.

The level of punishment given for a sexual offence currently depends on how sexually available a victim is considered.

Juan Manual Jimenez fell to the ground after a protester slammed their fist in to his face as he was reporting for the TV network ADM 40 in Mexico City

The TV camera follows the man as he runs through the crowds in a bid to escape

The protests began after two teenage girls claimed they had been raped by police officers in separate incidents. A 17-year-old girl said four policemen raped her in their patrol car, and a 16-year-old said a policeman raped her in a museum.

The rally, which began peacefully, ended with the second floor of a police building being set ablaze.

Mexico City's mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, the city's first female mayor, tweeted at the city's attorney general's office saying: 'I requested the @PGJDF_CDMX intensify your investigations and actions that lead to the arrest of the aggressors to journalists yesterday.'