A 20-year-old lesbian was jumped last week in a brutal attack that left her covered in blood and bruises.

Charlie Graham was left shaken after two men battered her in the head from behind and threw her to the ground in an incident that has rippled the Sunderland, England, community she calls home.

Violence against LGBT+ folk have rocketed in the last five years in England and Wales, but Graham explained that this incident was the fifth time she has been targeted for her sexuality, the Daily Mirror reported.

Law enforcement are treating the incident as a hate crime.