Man to Stand Trial in Attack With Acid
A Hacienda Heights man was ordered Monday to stand trial for allegedly blinding and disfiguring a Glendale woman by throwing acid in her face.
After a two-day preliminary hearing, a Glendale Municipal Court judge ordered Emad Fawzi Kalta, 20, to be arraigned on July 10 in Pasadena Superior Court. Kalta is charged with aggravated mayhem, mayhem resulting in great bodily injury and assault with a caustic chemical. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.
Prosecutors contend that Kalta approached Shushan Eloyan, 23, last July on Adams Street and asked her a question. When she turned to respond, Kalta allegedly threw a jar of nitric acid in Eloyan’s face. Prosecutors have said the attack may have been an act of vengeance triggered by a dispute between members of the victim’s family.
Several witnesses testified during the hearing that they saw Kalta carrying a jar of liquid and running toward Eloyan. A fingerprint analyst testified that Kalta’s fingerprints were found on the jar.
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