Halloween came early for a family in Pasadena, California when a woman came to their home wielding a pickaxe and violently smashed their windows.
Homeowner Arman Tchoukadrian captured the incident on security footage and was horrified by the attack, especially as his newborn baby and 65-year-old mother-in-law were alone in the house when it happened. product.
Fortunately, Tchoukadrian’s baby and mother-in-law are unharmed, but the family is still shaken by what happened. Here is what the pictures showed.
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Violent attack
Chukadrian footage shows a woman in her 60s appearing at the house wielding a giant pickaxe. She then begins to vandalize the house, smashing the pickaxe through the windows and breaking glass everywhere.
According to Tchoukadrian, her baby was in a crib near one of the windows and was moved just in time. “If my mother-in-law didn’t act as fast as she did, my daughter wouldn’t be here” he said. Keep reading to learn more and watch the video.
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Come back for more
The violent woman didn’t stop there: she returned several times within minutes to inflict further damage on the home in the 1700 block of Asbury Drive and harass the family.
“She broke a window, left,” Tchoukadarian said. “My mother-in-law came out screaming and screaming to get my attention.”
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“I’ll be back”
Security footage shows a woman walking down the aisle with the pickaxe over her shoulder. Before leaving, he can be heard shouting disturbing threats. “Any questions? Any questions, anyone? I’ll be back. Get out,” a woman can be heard and seen saying.
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Stopped
Pasadena police arrested the woman at her home a few blocks away in the 1600 block of Casa Grande Street, where she was found still holding the pickaxe. Investigators say they suspect she may be struggling with some sort of mental illness.
“The police found her, nonchalant, walking with a pickaxe on her back, as if she had just finished working with it,” says Tchoukadarian. The woman reportedly refused to surrender but eventually relented after 30 minutes and now faces criminal vandalism charges.
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$20,000 in damages
Tchoukadarian says the family is deeply distraught over the incident and faces $20,000 in damage to their home. “She needs to be in the right place, getting the right help,” he says of the abuser.
“That’s no excuse to go attack someone’s family, attack someone’s newborn and ruin their dream home, and ruin their life and their sanity.”