Police arrested a man on suspicion of punching and critically injuring an 86-year-old woman on a Pasadena street on Saturday, Nov. 23.
She has a life-threatening head injury, Pasadena police Lt. Matt Campeau said. It was unclear if her injuries were from the punch or falling down.
Shortly after 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, officers responded to the reported assaulted at Green Street and Fair Oaks Avenue. They found the woman, a Pasadena resident, conscious but unresponsive, Campeau said.
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Witnesses told police the suspect approached and punched her without provocation, Campeau said.
The woman and a friend planned to take the bus to go somewhere to eat, said Lt. Monica Cuellar, a spokeswoman for Pasadena police.
The woman was waiting at a bus stop on Fair Oaks Avenue when the suspect attacked her, Cuellar said. Her friend was crossing the street using a walker, she added.
Officers found the suspect, a 40-year-old homeless man, nearby and arrested him on suspicion of felony assault and elder abuse, the lieutenant said.
As of Monday, Nov. 25, he was being held at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles. His bail was $155,000.