A South African woman in her thirties escaped rape when she bit off her rapist's tongue, police officials said on Wednesday.

The victim was walking in an empty street on Tuesday night when the accused person attacked on her. The victim woman bit off the accused persons tongue when he tried to kiss her and victim managed to escape rape, informed a police officer.

Later the accused man sent to hospital and police had registered a criminal case against him.

"As victim is in trauma therefore we can not interrogate in this case, but we trying to collect all facts and information," a police officer told to a newspaper.