The man accused in a violent attack on an elderly woman on the Ganatchio Trail is headed to trial.
21-year-old Habibullah Ahmadi, who also goes by the name of Daniel was initially charged with aggravated assault.
But that charge has been since upgraded to attempted murder.
75-year-old Sara Anne Widholm was viciously attacked on the trail in October 2017 while she was picking up garbage.
She suffered life threatening injuries in the attack.
Ahmadi's trial will be before a judge alone and his trial will be set in January 2019.
- with files from AM800's Rob Hindi