Elderly Woman Killed in Sledgehammer Attack on Christmas Eve in Los Angeles County

After a review of surveillance footage, campus police reportedly identified the suspect as a 40-year-old homeless man known to the community.
Elderly Woman Killed in Sledgehammer Attack on Christmas Eve in Los Angeles County
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A woman in her 60s was brutally attacked and killed on the morning of Christmas Eve while walking her dog near a local community college in Southern California.

The victim, identified only as an Asian woman, was attacked by a man wielding a sledgehammer around 7 a.m. near El Camino College in Los Angeles County, about five miles north of Torrance.

Micaela Ricaforte
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Micaela Ricaforte covers education in Southern California for The Epoch Times. In addition to writing, she is passionate about music, books, and coffee.
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