Man who stabbed 94-year-old Asian-American woman charged with attempted murder

Convicted felon Daniel Cauich, 35, is accused of attacking Ahn ‘Peng’ Taylor while she was on her daily walk near her San Francisco home

He hit her over the head and stabbed her in the forearm, hip and torso – then continued walking, a district attorney said

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Convicted felon Daniel Cauich, 35, is accused of hitting Ahn ‘Peng’ Taylor over the head near her San Francisco home before repeatedly stabbing her. Photo: San Francisco Police Department Handout

Published: 8:36am, 19 Jun 2021Updated: 8:46am, 19 Jun 2021

A man arrested for stabbing a 94-year-old Asian-American woman in San Francisco in an unprovoked attack has been charged with attempted murder, the city’s top prosecutor announced on Friday.

Daniel Cauich, 35, was also charged with battery causing serious bodily injury and elder abuse, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin said.

Cauich’s arraignment was scheduled for Friday. It was not immediately known if he has a lawyer who can speak on his behalf.

Ahn “Peng” Taylor was on her daily walk near her downtown apartment on Wednesday when Cauich allegedly hit her in the head and stabbed her in the forearm, hip and torso. He then continued walking and threw away the knife, Boudin said.

Police officers who responded to a report of a stabbing found a knife near the crime scene and obtained a photo of Cauich and circulated it to all officers. Police arrested him two hours after the attack.

Taylor was taken to a local hospital, where she is recovering, Boudin said.

The attack comes amid a wave of assaults against Asian-Americans in San Francisco and across the country since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the US.