Suspect held in stabbing of 94-year-old Asian woman in San Francisco
A suspect has been taken into police custody after allegedly stabbing an elderly Asian woman in San Francisco.
According to ABC News, the 94-year-old woman was attacked Wednesday morning around 10:15 a.m. and rushed to a hospital.
“Investigators believe the attack was unprovoked and are working to determine if race was a motivating factor,” police said.
The woman is expected to survive.
Daniel Cauich, 35, was arrested less than two hours later and charged with attempted homicide, battery with serious injury, elder abuse, committing a felony while on bail or release, great bodily injury enhancement and probation violation.
The attack is the latest in a spate of attacks on the Asian community across the U.S. Officials in New York said last month that half of the attacks were committed by the mentally ill.
