Florida patient attacks Indian-origin nurse Leela La, breaks ‘essentially every bone’ in her face| Leela likely to lose her eyesight
On Tuesday, Scantlebury was on a bed on the third floor of the hospital when he suddenly attacked Lal. Eyewitnesses said he jumped on the bed before attacking Lal, hitting her repeatedly with his fists.
The attack was so brutal that Lal, 67, is likely to lose her eyesight. Almost every bone in her face was broken and she had to be airlifted to the nearest trauma unit.
"Essentially every bone in the victim's face is broken and the victim is likely to lose the use of both eyes," according to the affidavit.
"I couldn't recognize her," said Lal’s daughter Cindy. "Both eyes were swollen, she was intubated, her whole face on the right side was swollen, multiple fractures throughout her face, bleeding in the brain."
Racist attack? After the attack, Palm Beach County Deputy Sgt. Beth Newcomb testified that she observed Scantlebury saying, "Indians are bad" and "I just beat the (expletive) out of an Indian doctor."