The attack happened in September and left the 25-year-old woman with severe injuries, police said.
Police have arrested a man in connection with an allegedly unprovoked attack on a homeless woman that happened in Santa Monica back in September. The original incident happened on Sept. 22 at around 12:30 a.m., according to the Santa Monica Police Department. It was then that officers arrived to the scene of an apparent assault involving a 25-year-old who was 'new to the area and experiencing homelessness,' a statement said.
Last month, SMPD released video footage of the suspect fleeing from the scene, running down Santa Monica Boulevard away from the 1400 block of Alley 5 where the attack occurred. On Nov. 3, officers received a tip from the public that led police to identify the suspect as 27-year-old Altadena man Oscar Benn. He was arrested on Nov. 14 in West Los Angeles.
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