A WOMAN WAS  ATTACKED IN HER OWN HOME IN HEADFORD AROUND LUNCHTIME YESTERDAY.

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A HOUSE IN MAUSREVAGH,  CLOSE TO ST.CUANA'S NATIONAL SCHOOL AT AROUND QUARTER TO ONE.

THE WOMAN IN HER THIRTIES WAS IN THE BASEMENT OF HER HOME DOING LAUNDRY WHEN A NOISE ON THE STAIRS STARTLED HER.

SHE LOOKED UP TO SEE A MAN WERARING A DARK COLOURED HOODIE IN THE HALLWAY.

HE GRABBED HER HAIR AND HIT HER HEAD OFF THE WALL BEFORE FLEEING THE SCENE.

THE MAN IS DESCRIBED AS FIVE FEET 9 INCHES TALL AND OF THIN BUILD.

THE WOMAN WAS SAID TO BE SEVERELY TRAUMATISED BUT HER INJURIES ARE NOT DESCRIBED AS SERIOUS.

HEADFORD GARDAI SAYS THEY ARE TREATING THE INCIDENT AS AN AGGRAVATED BURGLARY.