Bikini barista screams as knifeman drags her through window in abandoned rape attempt

Horrifying video shows the moment a knife wielding man jumped through the window of a bikini barista stand to attack the woman working inside.



The would-be rapist attacked his victim through the window of the Hottie Shots Espresso Stand in Seattle, USA.



The woman, who works as a bikini barista selling coffee while dressed in swimwear, was attacked on Tuesday.



The thug struck as she began preparing his order, violently pinning the terrified woman to the floor, as she shouts "Oh my God, oh my God".



Seconds later he dragged the woman out through the stand window and into a dark alley nearby with the intention of sexually assaulting her.



But he was scared by a passing car and took off, allowing his 30 year-old victim to escape badly shaken, but unharmed.



Local detective Melanie Robinson condemned the man, telling Komo: "He’s obviously a coward who preys on young women and females who are working in situations just like this, and he’s a coward because there’s nobody else around to protect them but themselves."



One of the woman’s colleagues added that the stand had been targeted before, but that no one working there had ever narrowly escaped a sexual assault.



She told KIRO-7: "We’ve been robbed a couple times as well.



"If somebody ever wants something in here, we assume it’s the money. This was much more terrifying."



A 33 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of the crime Wednesday, although they have yet to identify him.