GLENDALE, Calif. (KNX) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with an attack on a woman in a parking garage at the Glendale Fashion Center earlier this week, police announced Friday.
Margarida Eshan, 33, of Glendale, was arrested at around 2 a.m. Friday morning.
The “unprovoked attack,” as described by police, occurred at around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the lower level of the parking structure at the mall located in the 200 block of North Glendale Avenue, police said.
“The suspect was standing next to several bags and appeared to be smoking narcotics when the victim walked by,” police said in a statement. “The suspect quickly waked up to the victim and struck her in the side of the head with [his or her] right hand.”
Police released surveillance footage of the incident, seeking the public’s assistance in identifying Eshan. She was booked on suspicion of battery, possession of a controlled substance, and identity theft, and was being held on $30,000 bail.
Eshan was also held on outstanding warrants for battery and credit card fraud, according to law enforcement.
Glendale police have not yet released the identity of the suspect.
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