The children of Leelama Lal, 67, of Royal Palm Beach faulted the lack of security they say led to the beating and may leave their mother blind.

The daughter and son of Leelamma Lal, the HCA Florida Palms West nurse brutally attacked by a patient while on the job, are sharing their mother's story with WPTV.

The Palms West Hospital nurse was so badly injured that she had to be airlifted to another hospital for treatment.

A patient faces an attempted murder charge after beating a nurse so badly he broke 'essentially every bone' in her face and may have left her blind.

A patient who investigators say broke essentially every bone in a nurse’s face, likely leaving her blind, now faces a hate crime enhancement charge in addition to an attempted second-degree murder charge.

The man accused of a brutal attack on a nurse at Palms West Hospital is now charged with a hate crime. Prosecutors have added a hate crime enhancement against Stephen Scantlebury. The 33-year-old, who is accused of beating a Palms West nurse and nearly breaking every bone in her face,