The girl violently attacked at a Pasadena Metro station and dragged onto the 210 Freeway is dealing with “long-term disfigurement,” officers stated Tuesday.
The sufferer was on the Allen Metro station close to Pasadena Metropolis School early Wednesday morning when a person approached her and, out of the blue, struck her within the face, authorities stated.
He allegedly continued to punch her till she fell to the bottom, at which level he started to strike her head in opposition to the platform. Authorities stated he then pushed her onto the tracks, dragged her throughout a concrete freeway divider and into the carpool lane of the 210 Freeway.
She was then capable of escape her attacker. The girl was hospitalized following the assault.
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Division advised The Occasions in an announcement Tuesday that she had since been launched, with a damaged nostril and a number of cuts that required staples and stitches. The harm to her head and face was extreme sufficient that “there may be potential for long-term disfigurement,” the division stated.
The sufferer “has problem strolling with out help from her members of the family,” a spokesperson stated.
Juan Pablo Flores, 33, was arrested Wednesday round 5:45 a.m., shortly after the assault occurred, the L.A. County district lawyer’s workplace stated Monday.
Flores is charged with tried homicide and mayhem and is being held in lieu of $2-million bail. He may face a life sentence if convicted.
“Our ideas are with the sufferer and her family members as she begins her journey towards restoration following this horrific assault,” stated L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón.
“Nobody ought to should endure such brutality,” he stated, “and everybody deserves to go about their day with out concern for his or her security. We won’t tolerate violence on our transit system and can proceed holding these accountable absolutely accountable for his or her actions.”
The Allen station is operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and situated on the company’s A Line.
