Stepfather, Stepbrother Charged in Acid Attack
Two years after a young Glendale woman was blinded by a man who threw acid on her face, her former stepfather and stepbrother have been arrested and charged with arranging the attack, authorities said this week.
Ara Kachik Topalian, 55, and his son, Carlo Ara Topalian, 21, are each charged with one count of aggravated mayhem and one count of conspiracy to commit aggravated mayhem for allegedly recruiting Emad Fawzi Kalta, 21, to assault Shusan Eloyan, now 24.
Kalta, of Hacienda Heights, pleaded guilty on May 6 to mayhem, aggravated mayhem and assault with caustic chemicals for throwing the acid in Eloyan’s face in July, 1989, leaving her blind and disfigured. He is to be sentenced Aug. 22 and faces a maximum term of life in prison.
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