A British couple were subjected to a brutal three-minute assault after they wre set upon by thugs while on a romantic break in Paris.
Christopher Williams, 27, says he was dragged for 50 metres behind a car after confronting thugs who heckled girlfriend Rebecca Kevan's bunny outfit.
The pair had been out for Halloween when a car suddenly pulled up beside them.
Christopher, who was dressed a Grim Reaper, had asked the thugs to stop catcalling Rebecca, but was pulled through the front passenger-side window.
Rebecca, 21, was herself punched in the face several times, suffering head trauma and a fractured finger.
During the three-minute attack, both their noses were broken, Rebecca suffered heavy facial bruising and Christopher's tooth was chipped.
Christopher, from Liverpool, described the attack as an "unexpected, aggressive assault on two innocents enjoying a night in Paris".
He said: "It was without doubt the scariest moment of our lives to date - we've never experienced anything so horrifying in our lives.
"The attack ruined our entire trip, which cost us thousands of pounds and left us with nasty injuries and a mixed bag of memories.
"I suppose you just don't expect something like that to happen on the streets of the capital of a civilised country.
"We were prey to a barbaric, vicious attack, and I thank God that pedestrians was passing by when it was happening.
"I don't know how the whole thing would have ended if we weren't saved."
Christopher and barmaid Rebecca spent around £3,000 to holiday in Paris for six days last October.
Staying at the Grand H tel Nouvel Opra, they had visited popular sites including the Champs- lys es, the Eiffel Tower, and Montmartre.
They decided to 'paint the town red' for Halloween, hitting trendy bars around the busy Place de la Bastille until 4am the next day.
"As we slowly made our way back to the hotel, this small hatchback car pulled up alongside Rebecca and started heckling her," Christopher said.
"I don't speak French, so I don't know what they were actually saying - but it was clear they took a shining to the way she was dressed.
"Rebecca was in this small dress. To be honest, the way they were with her had the feel of sexual harassment or assault of a kind.
"There's no way they'd have picked on a group of lads."
Christopher then stood in between Rebecca and the vehicle, where he says he then asked them to stop heckling his nervous girlfriend.
He explained: "I thought they'd just f*** off if I asked them to. I didn't expect what happened next to happen because of it."
He said the front passenger suddenly reached out and yanked his arm, pulling it through the open window.
He was then dragged up the road as the car accelerated away, leaving terrified Rebecca to chase them in high heels.
Three minutes later the thugs fled after heroic passersby intervened and called emergency services.
Christopher and Rebecca were rushed to Hospital Saint-Antoine Ap-Hp and treated for their injuries, before reporting the assault to police the next day.
Now back in the UK, barmaid Rebecca has been forced to take time off work because she can't conceal her facial injuries with make-up.
And Christopher is having dental surgery to fix his chipped front tooth.
Battered and bruised, the pair have been left "shaken and scarred" by the assault, and "hope these b***ds can be brought to justice".
Christopher added: "It's nasty enough me being attacked by a group of guys in a foreign city, but it's even worse thinking it happened to Rebecca.
"Women shouldn't have to put up with men preying on them. They should be able to enjoy a night out in town on Halloween without worrying.
"There's no excuse for what these men did, and I hope the police catch them.
"It was a genuine Halloween nightmare."
