A WOMAN walking alone was bitten on her face by a stranger when she refused to kiss him.

The 24-year-old victim was walking along Upper Deacon Road in Bitterne when her attacker struck.

She was approached by a man she did not know who asked her for a kiss but she refused.

He then forced her towards him by pulling at her and tried to kiss her lips.

But when the victim struggled the man bit down on the woman’s upper lip.

The ordeal left the woman terrified and now police have appealed for any information on the indecent attack that took place at 11.15pm on Thursday(OCT 14).

The suspect is described as Asian Indian appearance, aged 25-30, of average height and slim build. He had short dark hair and wore a jumper with horizontal stripes on and he was smoking.

PC Aaron Shale, of Bitterne police station, said: “This was a frightening experience for the woman involved and I am particularly keen to hear from anyone who saw this man hanging around the Upper Deacon Road area or anyone who witnessed the incident itself.”

Anyone with information should call PC Shale on 101 or the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.