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An Egyptian national has been arrested over an attempted rape on a Paris train after footage of the attack on a Brazilian woman went viral. The man, 26, was apprehended by transport police on Friday evening after the assault on Jhordana Dias, also 26, just outside the French capital on October 15. She was reportedly alone in the carriage when the attacker spotted her from the platform and entered as the doors were closing. He allegedly slapped, bit, choked and scratched her, pulling down her trousers and trying to kiss and rape her while she screamed for help. A passenger in a nearby carriage, who has since been hailed as a hero for saving Ms Dias from a more serious attack, reportedly heard her cries and rushed in. The woman, named in French media simply as 'Marguerite', confronted the man and started to film to gather evidence before he fled the train at a later station. The attack happened between the Choisy-le-Roi and Villeneuve-le-Roi stations, just southeast of Paris. A suspect has now been arrested in the town of Mantes-la-Jolie, north-west of the city, after he was traced by police, according to French media. He remains in custody. The man did not have identity documentation with him when he was discovered but he told officers he was a 26-year-old Egyptian national, according to local media. Ms Dias has since told Le Parisien newspaper that the man, just after boarding, pushed her and tried to pull down her underwear. She said: 'When the doors dinged to close, the attacker jumped on the train, and then I realised I was alone with him. And that's when the attacks began. 'He pulled down my trousers, choked me, and tried to kiss me by force. I didn't want to kiss him.' Disturbing footage shows a woman crying loudly as her accused attacker, in a black tracksuit and cap, points towards the passenger who came to her aid. The woman filming can be heard saying, 'You stay there', as he starts to approach her. Ms Dias's brother, Cicero Junior, said his sister fought for her life and that when she resisted the attacker, he allegedly strangled and tried to rape her. He said she called him straight after the ordeal and he spoke to the woman who had helped her. The brother asked the passenger to stay with his sister and contact the police. He also himself later took her to the police station in Choisy-le-Roi to file a report, acting as a translator for her. Shocking photos show Ms Dias with cuts and bruises to her face. A forensic exam has been scheduled for October 29 - but fearing her injuries may heal before then, he took her to a doctor so they could be documented. His sister had been in France for two months after leaving Brazil to escape alleged domestic abuse from a former partner. The brother told CNN Brasil: 'She left Brazil for peace and she didn't have peace here. 'It's been very difficult for us, for everyone, for the family, because we want justice.' He explained she had travelled to Paris to attend his wedding and hoped to begin a new chapter in her life. The footage of her attack has been widely shared throughout France and beyond, prompting renewed conversation about women's safety in the country. It has seen other women speak out to share their own experiences of sexual assault on public transport in the country. In fact, two other women have since told Le Parisien they have been attacked by the same man. Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has previously said it remains available to offer consular support to Brazilian citizens living in France.
