1 held in 7-Eleven beating

Torrance police have arrested a woman on suspicion of beating a 7-Eleven clerk who remains hospitalized in a coma, authorities said.

Jordyn Kolone, 19, of Harbor City was booked Thursday evening after investigators released surveillance images of two assailants in the Jan. 11 robbery, the Torrance Police Department said in a statement.

Kolone was being held in Los Angeles County jail in lieu of $1-million bond and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, records show.

Police sayKolone and an unidentified man walked into the 7-Eleven on Sepulvestigators veda Boulevard and Western Avenue about 1 a.m. and grabbed beer from the refrigerator. The pair left the convenience store without paying, and the clerk chased them outside.

There, police said, the attackers beat the man, leaving blows to his head.

An online fundraiser identified the victim as Syed Ali. His relatives said in a statement that he was rescued by a person driving by who stopped and provided aid.

“He was able to cough up some blood before finally taking a breath,” Ali’s relatives said in the statement.

Police released surveillance photos of the man involved in the beer theft. InTorrance said a third suspect was involved, but no image of him was released.

Ali’s family said that he is a father of four young children who moved two years ago from Pakistan. He has undergone surgery on his skull and was recovering in an intensive care unit.

“He has severe brain damage due to internal bleeding in the brain and is currently in a coma. He may never wake up or have use of his body again. He may never wake up to see his family again either,” his family wrote.

Police are searching for the two other suspects. Anyone with information is asked to contact Torrance police at (310) 328-3456.