Depa, who had been adopted as a young child and later placed in a group home, appeared to Naydich as an intelligent yet troubled teenager.
A Florida teacher, who was beaten and left unconscious by a student over a video game console, has revealed that the attacker spat on her and used slurs during the brutal attack. Joan Naydich, 59, was attacked in February by 17-year-old Brendan Depa, who, standing at 6’6″ and weighing nearly 270 pounds, physically towered her.
Depa spat at Naydich and verbally abused her, using derogatory language such as ‘bitch’ and ‘w***e’ after she complained to another staff member that his Nintendo Switch was distracting fellow students. The mother-of-two said that she is yet to come out of the trauma as the assault has transformed her into a « totally different person. »
A Life-Changing Incident
The teenager pleaded no contest to an aggravated battery charge. His sentencing is pending at the end of the month for the severe assault, which inflicted five broken ribs, a concussion, and resulted in hearing loss for Joan Naydich.
« The last thing I remember is having my hand on the door handle, » Naydich said recounting the traumatic experience in an interview with the New York Post.
« I don’t remember anything [else] until 3:30 p.m. when I came to. And at that point I was in the ER and my son and daughter were standing there. »
« My whole life was just turned upside down. »
Surveillance footage shows the hulking teen throwing punches and kicks at Naydich, causing her to fall to the floor. The assailant then continues to strike her at least a dozen times in the head and back, even as she remains motionless.
