74-year-old Pasadena man dies at hospital two weeks after alleged attack by 25-year-old wife

PASADENA >> A 25-year-old Pasadena woman arrested earlier this month on suspicion of domestic violence against her 74-year-old husband may face additional charges after the man died at a hospital Friday, officials said.
Gina Marie Sas, 25, was arrested the afternoon of April 1 after allegedly striking her elderly husband in the head with an object at their home in the 200 block of South Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena police Lt. Vasken Gourdikian said.
His name was not released Friday pending notification of family members, Los Angeles County coroner’s officials said.
Police declined to say what the object was, citing the active investigation.
The man suffered a cut to his head, but was walking and talking when he met with police on the day of the alleged attack, Gourdikian said.
But the man’s condition quickly deteriorated once hospitalized, the lieutenant said.
“Once he got to the hospital, his condition became critical,” he said. “He’s been on life-support since the first of April.”
Police were notified Friday morning by officials at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena that the man had died, Gourdikian said.
“The cause of death is unknown,” he said.
The criminal investigation into the death hinged on the findings of coroner’s investigators, Gourdikian said.
“(Sas) is currently in custody on original domestic violence charge,” he said.
Additional charges could be filed if coroner’s officials determine he died as a result of his injuries.
She pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of domestic violence April 3, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office spokesman Ricardo Santiago said. She was scheduled to appear in court April 23 for a preliminary hearing.

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