Burly Brendan Depa throws head back in court after pummeling high school teaching aide unconscious over Nintendo Switch
A TEEN who savagely beat a teaching aide unconscious was seen throwing his head back as he was sentenced in court to five years in prison.
Shocking footage went viral last year showing Brendan Depa pushing Joan Naydich, a worker at Matanzas High School to the ground before kicking and punching her.
With such a charge, the teenager faced a maximum of 30 years in prison.
Depa was sentenced to five years in prison followed by 15 years of probation.
After his release, Depa, who will by then be in his 20s, will be put in a group home, the judge said, where he will continue to receive mental health treatment.
During the trial, the defense called upon autism disorders specialist Kimberly Spence who told the judge that Depa is "neurologically compromised," per .
"What she does remember now is the pain that was caused by her five broken ribs, her concussion, her herniated disks in her back, her headache and dizziness, her hearing and vision losses, her cognitive problems, PTSD, panic attacks, all of those things."
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The 59-year-old mother of two previously told the court of the impact of the attack on her quality of life.
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The filing added that Depa was "a ticking time bomb" whose needs were "completely disregarded" by the school district.
Depa's team can appeal the sentence in writing if they choose to do so.