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Diana was walking west along Adelaide St. towards University Ave. heading to work one morning during the Christmas break when she was attacked from behind.

She recalls feeling a punch to the left side of her head and when she fell, her attacker grabbed the hood of her coat and dragged her along the sidewalk.

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As she lay there, Diana (not her real name) said her attacker appeared to be on drugs judging by the way he kept walking away.

“It was so sudden, he punched me, dragged me and took off,” she said of the incident, which occurred at 7:30 a.m. while it was still dark.

One man, who helped her get up and made sure she was okay, told her he’s seen the man before, that he’s known in the area and has been witnessed behaving quite aggressively.

Toronto Police came to her office and interviewed her following the incident. But she said she’s heard nothing since.

“I was traumatized for that whole day,” she said last week. “It stays with you.”