Victim in 'heinous' Venice Canal sexual assault taken off life support

KTLA - Los Angeles

One of the victims of a sex assault along the Venice canals was taken off life support Friday night after being in a coma for nearly two months. Sarah Alden, 53, was declared brain dead earlier this week. She had planned to move across the country from Massachusetts to Venice Beach in California, a dream she had worked hard to achieve. Ready to start her new life, she had just signed a lease for an apartment in Venice and was walking along the famed canals on April 6 when she was brutally raped and assaulted. KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on May 24, 2024.