‘The Indians are bad’: US man.

Last update:March 5, 2025, 07:52 IST

The attack, which lasted between one and two minutes, was captured in hospital surveillance images.

The nurse of Indian origin, Leela Lal, suffered horrible injuries at the hands of a patient in Florida. (Image: x)

A 67 -year -old nurse was seriously injured in an distressing event at a Palm Beach County hospital. The defendant assaulted the victim, leaving her with multiple facial fractures, a broken clavicle and cerebral bleeding.

Leelamma Lal was attacked by a 33 -year -old man named Stephen Scantlebury, who was a psychiatric patient at the HCA Florida Palms West hospital. The defendant was arrested and was accused of trying a second degree murder with an improvement in hate crime.

The attack, which lasted between one and two minutes, was captured in hospital surveillance images and has been described as brutal and vicious.

“The right side of her face was completely broken, and she suffered subdural and intermittent bleeding from the brain. His face was strongly bruised, his eyes were swollen and was unconscious and intubated. I didn’t recognize her at all, “said Cindy Joseph, Lal’s daughter, describing the seriousness of her mother’s wounds.

According NDTVThe affidavit also declared that Scantlebury made racist comments after the attack, saying: “The Indians are bad” and “I just defeated an Indian doctor.”

Scantlebury’s wife said she had been experiencing paranoia in the days. She also added that Scantlebury, due to her condition, believes that her home was upset and was under surveillance. However, the judge denied a request to transfer to Scantlebury to a mental health center, qualifying it as “premature.”

After the incident, concerns were raised regarding the safety of medical professionals, with a request that requested more strict safety measures and strictest sanctions for assaults on health workers.