Venice Attack on Danish Tourist: Surrendered Suspect Charged With Robbery and Assault; Second Suspect Identified, Still at Large
LOS ANGELES, California — A Danish tourist was attacked and left unconscious with serious injuries near Speedway and Washington Boulevard in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, in the early hours of October 30. One of the two attackers, 25-year-old Aiden Shaw, surrendered to police on the night of November 6 and was charged on November 10 by Los Angeles County prosecutors with robbery and two other felony counts; he has pleaded not guilty. The second suspect, Malik Preatto, has been identified and remains at large.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), at about 12:35 a.m. on October 30 the tourist was assaulted by two men in succession on a sidewalk near the Venice Beach Boardwalk and knocked unconscious, suffering a laceration to the right side of his head. Fire department paramedics treated him at the scene and took him to a hospital, where he was treated for serious injuries. The attack was captured on surveillance video, and the LAPD later released the footage and photographs of the suspects in an appeal for public help identifying them.
At about 10 p.m. on November 6, Shaw, who lives in Turlock, surrendered at the LAPD's Pacific Division station and was booked on suspicion of felony battery causing great bodily injury, with bail initially set at $50,000. On November 10, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office charged Shaw with three felony counts: robbery, assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury, and battery causing serious bodily injury. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment that day and was ordered held in lieu of $40,000 bail, with his next court appearance set for December 9 at the Airport Courthouse.
The LAPD has identified the second suspect as Malik Preatto of Los Angeles, described as 6 feet 3 inches tall, about 175 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes; he remains at large. Anyone with information is asked to contact LAPD Pacific Division Detective Patrick Foley at 323-369-1621; anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
(Source: Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office)
Source: Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：洛杉矶市警察局总部大楼。Downtowngal 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Los Angeles Police Department headquarters. By Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
