A teaching assistant who was brutally knocked unconscious after being punched and kicked by a huge 6ft 6ins student has denied confiscating the boy's Nintendo Switch. Joan Naydich, 57 fell to the floor after she was allegedly attacked by 17-year-old Brendan Depa on February 21 at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast in Florida, US.
The 19-stone student who now faces an aggravated battery charge told police he had gone into a fit of fury after the staff member took his Nintendo console away from him. However, Joan claims she has never seized his Switch device as she said she 'wanted to set the record straight', the Mirror reports.
She has spoken her truth on a GoFundMe page to help aid her recovery which was set up by her friends and family. Since the page launched there has been over $62,000 (£49,000) raised for Joan which has left her feeling 'overwhelmed' by the immense support she has received.
