California caretaker, 54, knocked unconscious and beaten by man, 29, who left another woman in coma

A crazed homeless man attacked two women in California earlier this month, leaving one briefly unconscious and the other in a coma.

Mary Klein, 54, was taking her evening stroll around 10:30 p.m. on the canals of Venice, California, when Anthony Jones, 29, allegedly ambushed her from behind, knocking her unconscious and knocking out her two front teeth. April 6. .

“I think he was trying to kill me,” she told KTLA. “It felt like I was hit by a truck.”

An hour later, he attacked another, unidentified, woman on the banks of the canals, leaving her in a coma, according to KTLA.

Klein was walking when Jones knocked her down and bludgeoned her in the head and face, knocking her unconscious.

By the time she woke up, the man was gone and she went home, she told NBC Los Angeles. She fell asleep and went to work the next day.

“I didn’t know I was in bad shape,” she told NBC Los Angeles. “I had a really bad bleed. He really hit my head.

The attack left her with broken teeth, a broken jaw that is now wired shut, and a large gash on the back of her head, multiple contusions and bruising on her face and neck, according to KTLA.

She will need several surgeries and physical therapy, relatives told the outlet.

Klein is now up and walking, as of today, and required facial reconstruction, according to a GoFundMe.

Another woman was allegedly attacked by Jones an hour later by the canals and left in a coma.

“I was crying because I was very worried about the other girl (victim) and I hope she pulls through,” the home health nurse told KTLA. “I’m lucky I survived and I feel so sad for her and hope she’s okay.”

Jones, who is believed to be homeless, was arrested Friday and police believe both attacks were random.

Police said both attacks had a “sexual element,” KTLA reported. We don’t know exactly what it was.

Jones has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and is being held at the LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center on $3.25 million bail.

The expectant grandmother said she hoped Jones would be sentenced to life in prison and called on local authorities to prioritize mental health and drug issues, as well as homelessness.