“I didn’t know I would get to bite a bit off the end of his tongue, but I knew I would try and get some DNA in my teeth.”
In a quick-thinking move, a woman bit off part of a man’s tongue as he sexually assaulted her in an effort to use it for DNA evidence to bring his conviction.
The 29-year-old told the show's hosts that the attacker pushed her up against a fence and violently sexually assaulted her in an alley way.
"As soon as he pushed me up against the fence he tried to kiss me and forced his tongue into my mouth," she said.
"I thought, right, this left him vulnerable. I was just going to bite down as hard as I can, it will show it's not consensual in anyway, shape or form, get as much DNA as I can and try and cause enough pain to get this guy off me. I didn't know I would get to bite a bit off the end of his tongue but I knew I would try and get some DNA in my teeth."
With the tongue as evidence, police were able to convict the attacker, Ferdinand Manila, two months later when he was found committing other offences.
Manila was convicted of three sexual assaults, and was later sent to a psychiatric unit by a court after they determined he was unable to enter a plea due to mental health issues. Barber said that she is glad that Manila is now able to get the treatment he needs.
