- May 16, 2024
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At the first day of the sentencing hearing for the former Matanzas High School student who attacked a paraprofessional, the judge heard from victim Joan Naydich for the first time.
“I’m just not the same person that I was,” Naydich said. “…Everything was taken away from me that morning at 10 o'clock.”
Brendan Depa, 18, is facing up to 30 years in prison for his February 2023 attack on former MHS paraprofessional Naydich. The sentencing hearing on May 1 at the Flagler County Courthouse covered the prosecution’s witness list, which included several mental health experts, the student resource deputy who responded to the attack and testimony from Naydich.
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