A jury on Thursday, Nov. 7, convicted a Pasadena man of attacking and killing a 76-year-old Arcadia woman with a hammer, drywall saw and box cutter after she discovered him burglarizing her garage five years ago.
Closing arguments in the trial of Heber Enoc Diaz were held Thursday at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles. Jurors came back with a verdict after deliberating less than an hour.
They convicted Diaz of the first degree murder of Chyong Jen Tsai and found true the special circumstance allegations that the murder was committed during a robbery or attempted robbery and that the murder was committed during a burglary or attempted burglary. The jury also found him guilty of robbery, first-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree burglary and elder abuse likely to cause great bodily injury or death…